988

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Year 988 (CMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

• The offensive of al-Mansur against the Christian kingdoms continues. He attacks the heart of the kingdom of León. The king Bermudo II has to escape to Zamora, the city of León resists four days but is taken, sacked and burned, Zamora has to surrender and the king must flee to Galicia.
• Dublin, Ireland is founded
• The city of Odense, Denmark is founded
• Kievan Rus' accepts Christianity
• Rus'–Byzantine War

Asia

• The Liao Dynasty adopts civil service examinations in the Southern Chancellery based on Tang Dynasty models.

By topic

Religion

• Baptism of Kievan Rus': Vladimir I, Prince of Kiev marries Anna, sister of Byzantine emperor Basil II and converts to Christianity.
• Abbo becomes abbot at Fleury.
• Foundation of the Mezhyhirskyi Monastery by Michael of Kiev

Births

• Tilopa, Indian tantric practitioner and mahasiddha

Deaths

• May 19 – Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 909)
• Qian Chu

References