The world in 902 AD — what happened that year

7 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

China (5)

• Zhu Quanzhong besieged Fengxiang; Li Maozhen sallied out several times but was defeated, and the city ran short of food. (New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals 新五代史 卷01 天復2年4月)
• Li Sizhao and Zhou Dewei take Cizhou and Xizhou and press on Jinzhou and Jiangzhou. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷263)
• Li Maozhen fights Zhu Quanzhong north of Guoxian and is badly defeated, losing over ten thousand men. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷263)
• Zhu Quanzhong digs an encircling trench and besieges Fengxiang. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷263)
• Tian Yun rushes to attack Hangzhou. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷263)

West Asia (1)

• The Qarmatians massacre all the inhabitants of Salamiyya (Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings Series III tom.4 (Arg.) [india.history.resource.86990], Annus 290)

Western Europe (1)

• The great battle of Holme between the men of Kent and the Danes. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 902 항 (pg657.txt 줄 3262))

Same events recorded in this year

• Battle of Fengxiang (902) — the same event in New History of the Five Dynasties and Zizhi…

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