990s

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Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries: 9th century10th century11th century
Decades: 960s 970s 980s990s1000s 1010s 1020s
Years: 990 991 992 993 994 995 996 997 998 999
Categories: BirthsDeathsArchitecture
EstablishmentsDisestablishments

This is a list of events occurring in the 990s, ordered by year.

990

By place

Africa

Europe

By topic

Religion

  • The Pax Ecclesiae, an edict by the church in southern France attempting to outlaw acts of war against non-combatants and the clergy, is promulgated.

991

By place

Europe

992

By place

Africa

Europe

993

By topic

Religion

994

By place

Europe

Middle East

995

By place

Europe

Asia

996

By place

Europe

Asia

By topic

Religion

997

By place

Europe

998

By place

Europe

  • Otto III retakes the city of Rome and reinstates his cousin, Pope Gregory V, after mutilating and blinding his rival, Antipope John XVI.
  • St. Volodimir of Rus founds (or, according to some documents, gives his name to) the city of Volodimir of Wolyn, future capital of the kingdom of Ruthenia Minor (Halych-Wolyn Rus)

By topic

Religion

999

By place

Europe

Asia

  • The Samanid Dynasty ends with the invasion of the Karakhanids from north of the river Sir-Darya.

By topic

Religion


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