The world in 930 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

China (15)

• On day Renshen, Yang Hanzhang, military governor of Qiannan, attacked by Dong Zhang, abandoned his city and fled to Zhongzhou. (Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals 舊五代史 卷41)
• On day Yihai, an edict was issued stripping Meng Zhixiang, military governor of Xichuan, of his titles on the charge of rebelling together with Dong Zhang. (Old History of the Five Dynasties (Jiu Wudai shi), Annals 舊五代史 卷41)
• A report arrived that Lihu had taken Huanzhou. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史 卷3 天顯5年 1月)
• From Dongdan came a report that Prince Renhuang, Bei, had crossed the sea to Tang. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史 卷3 天顯5年 11月)
• An Chonghui had Yang Yanwen of Hezhong expel military governor Congke. (New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals 新五代史 卷06 長興1年4月)
• Meng Zhixiang rebelled. (New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai shi), Annals 新五代史 卷06 長興1年10月)
• Dong Zhang builds seven forts at Jianmen. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷277 제7단(TOC 이후 비공백 줄))
• Suo Zitong and Yang Yanwen take Hezhong and kill Yang Yanwen. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷277 제39단(TOC 이후 비공백 줄))
• Dong Zhang attacks Langzhou day and night and takes it, killing Li Renju and destroying his clan. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷277 제34단(머리글 이후 비공백 줄 기준))
• The court strips Dong Zhang of his titles and raises an army to suppress him; Shi Jingtang is made Dongchuan Operations Commissioner. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷277 제36단(머리글 이후 비공백 줄 기준))

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Korean Peninsula (3)

• Taejo fights, and at sunset Gyeonhwon is routed; Sijang Kim Ak is captured, and more than 8,000 men are killed. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家 卷1 太祖 十三年)
• Taejo fought Gyeon Hwon below Byeongsan in Gochang and won a great victory; more than thirty districts, including Yeongan and Hagok, surrendered one after another. (Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms) 卷12 敬順王 4年)
• Gyeon Hwon tried to attack Gochang county, but Taejo set up camp at Byeongsan and fought several times; Gyeon Hwon was defeated and Sunseong fell. (Samguk Yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms) 紀異第二 後百濟 甄萱)

Southeast Asia (1)

• Liang Kezhen and others of Southern Han take Jiaozhou and capture Qu Chengmei, the Jinghai military commissioner. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷277 제37단(머리글 이후 비공백 줄 기준))

Same events recorded in this year

• Battle of Gochang (929) — the same event in Goryeosa, Samguk Sagi and Samguk Yusa
• Chengdu (930) — the same event in Old History of the Five Dynasties and New History of…

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