The world in 905 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

Yang Xingmi took Ezhou, captured the military governor Du Hong, and beheaded him in the market of Yangzhou. (Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals 舊唐書卷20下天祐2年 1月)
Privy Commissioner Jiang Xuanhui had Li Yu, Prince of De, and eight other princes made drunk at Jiuqu Pond and then strangled. (Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals 舊唐書卷20下天祐2年 1月)
Yang Xingmi, Huainan military governor, died; his son Yang Wo succeeded him. (New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals 新唐書卷010 昭宗·哀帝天祐2年11月)
Yang Shihou broke Xiangzhou; Zhao Kuangning fled to Huainan, and Yang also took Jingnan. (New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals 新五代史卷01 天祐2年9月)
Li Keyong met Abaoji of the Khitan at Yunzhong and swore a pact of brotherhood. (New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals 新五代史卷04 天復5年)
Zhu Quanzhong besieges Shouzhou, but the residents close the gates and do not come out. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑卷265)

Gung Ye moved the capital to Cheorwon. (Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) 卷12 孝恭王 9年)

Æthelwold stirred up the East Anglian army, trampled Mercia, crossed the Thames at Cricklade and plundered; King Edward pursued him. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 905 항 (pg657.txt 줄 3277))