Ismail as emir of Ghazna. But many in the court favor his elder brother Mahmud. China May 8 – Emperor Tai Zong (Zhao Jiong) dies at Kaifeng after a 21-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Zhen Zong as the third ruler of the Song Dynasty. By topic Religion Spring – Pope Gregory V is exiled during a rebellion led by Crescentius II (the younger), patrician (the de facto ruler) of Rome. The Crescentii family appoints Giovanni Filagato (former tutor of Otto III) as an antipope under the name John XVI (or XVII), until 998. April 23 – Adalbert, exiled bishop of Prague, organises a mission to convert the Old Prussians in north-east Poland. On his way, Adalbert is murdered by pagans on the Baltic coast. His body is bought back for its weight in gold by Duke Bolesław I (the Brave). The first documented reference of Gdańsk is made by Adalbert. During his mission he baptises the inhabitants of the city called Gyddannyzc. Births Alan III (de Bretagne), duke of Brittany (d. 1040) Bertha of Milan, Lombard duchess and regent (approximate date) Godfrey III, duke of Lower Lorraine (approximate date) Gusiluo, Tibetan religious leader of Buddhism (d. 1065) Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, Danish noblewoman (approximate date) Ibn al-Wafid, Andalusian pharmacologist (d. 1074) Rhys ap Tewdwr, king of Deheubarth (d. 1093) Deaths April 23 – Adalbert of Prague, Bohemian bishop May 8 – Tai Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 939) July 23 – Nuh II, Samanid emir (b. 963) August 20 – Conrad I, duke of Swabia October 6 – Minamoto no Mitsunaka, Japanese samurai (b. 912) November 29 – Seongjong, Korean king (b. 961) Abu Bakr Ibn Al-Qutia, Andalusian historian Constantine III, king of Alba (Scotland) Géza (or Gejza), Grand Prince of Hungary Gonzalo Menéndez, Portuguese nobleman Gonzalo Sánchez, count of Aragon (Spain) Ibn Battah al-Ukbari, Arab theologian (b. 917) Idwal ap Meurig, king of Gwynedd (Wales) Máel Coluim, king of Strathclyde (Scotland) Waldrada of Tuscany, dogaressa of Venice Ma'mun I ibn Muhammad, ruler of Khwarezm Roman, ruler (tsar) of the Bulgarian Empire Sabuktigin, founder of the Ghaznavid Dynasty Stephen Držislav (Dirzislaus), king of Croatia Tailapa II, ruler of the Western Chalukya Empire Teresa Ansúrez, queen and regent of León References External links