Egypt: Caliph Al-Mu'izz's army under General Jawhar invades Egypt. Jawhar occupies the lands around the Nile from the Ikhshidids after a siege at Giza and the capitulation of Fustat. Asia September 27 – Emperor Reizei abdicates the throne of Japan (due to a mental illness) after a 2-year reign. He is succeeded by his 10-year-old brother En'yū, who becomes the 64th emperor. By topic Geography Ibn Hawqal concludes his travels. Religion Summer – Pope John XIII convenes a synod at Rome. He raises the bishopric of Benevento to Archbishopric of Benevento. The city is made a metropolitan see over 10 bishoprics in Byzantine Capitanata (Southern Italy). Births Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani, Persian poet and writer (d. 1007) Hilal al-Sabi', Buyid bureaucrat and historian (d. 1056) Judith of Hungary, princess and queen of Poland (d. 988) Liu, empress and regent of the Song dynasty (d. 1033) Nathar Shah, Tamil mystic and preacher (d. 1039) William V 'the Great', duke of Aquitaine (d. 1030) Deaths March 12 – Mu Zong, emperor of the Liao dynasty (b. 931) June 26 – George El Mozahem, Egyptian martyr (b. 940) July 11 – Olga of Kiev, princess and regent of Russia (b. c. 890) September 25 – Burchard, bishop of Meissen (approximate date) December 1 – Fujiwara no Morotada, Japanese statesman (b. 920) December 11 – Nikephoros II, emperor of the Byzantine Empire Dou Zhengu, Chinese official and chancellor of the Tang dynasty (b. 892) Landulf III, prince of Benevento and Capua (or 968) Michael Krešimir II, king of Croatia (House of Trpimir) Nasir al-Dawla, deposed Hamdanid emir of Mosul References