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971 CE

971 CE in world history: 4 events, 2 births, 1 death and 1 state that came to an end. 392 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 23 January

    Song crossbowmen rout the Southern Han war elephants at Shao

    Arrow fire from massed Song crossbowmen broke the Southern Han army's war elephant corps at Shao. The defeat marked the Southern Han's eventual submission and the last use of a war elephant corps as a regular division in a Chinese army.

    Song DynastyCrossbowWar elephant

  2. 24 December

    Jawhar al-Siqilli defeats the Qarmatians at the gates of Cairo

    The Fatimid general Jawhar al-Siqilli, who had fortified Ayn Shams just north of Cairo with a trench and wall, defeated the invading Qarmatians north of the city and forced them to withdraw from Egypt in disorder.

    Jawhar al-SiqilliQarmatiansFatimid Caliphate

  3. Siege

    Siege of Dorostolon

    The Siege of Dorostolon took place from April to July 971 at Dorostolon, now Silistra, on the lower Danube.

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Wars and longer events

Born in 971 CE 2

Died in 971 CE 1

States that came to an end 1

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