Year by year · 10th century

923 CE

923 CE in world history: 2 events, 3 deaths, 1 state founded and 2 that came to an end. 375 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 15 June

    Robert I of West Francia is killed at Soissons

    King Robert I fell in battle against the deposed Carolingian Charles the Simple, though his side won the field. His grandson Hugh Capet later founded the Capetian dynasty.

    West Francia

  2. 11 August

    The Qarmatians of Bahrayn capture and sack Basra

    The Qarmatians, an Ismaili movement based in eastern Arabia, captured and looted the Abbasid city of Basra. It was the first of a series of Qarmatian attacks that culminated in an invasion of Iraq in 927–928.

    QarmatiansBasra
ProfileState286 states with a known seat in 923 CEOpen the atlas at 923 CE →

Died in 923 CE 3

States founded 1

States that came to an end 2

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