905
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| Years: 901 902 903 904 - 905 - 906 907 908 909 | |
| Decades: 870s 880s 890s - 900s - 910s 920s 930s | |
| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century | |
- This article is about the year A.D. 905. For other uses of the term, see 905 (disambiguation).
Events
- Abbasid Caliphate re-establishes control of Egypt from the Tulunids.
- Under the imperial order of Emperor Daigo, four poets are selected to compile the Kokin-wakashu, an anthology of poetry.
- Berengar of Friuli succeeds Louis the Blind as King of Italy.
- Naum of Preslav founds a monastery at Lake Ohrid.
- Sancho I of Pamplona succeeds Fortun I of Pamplona as the King of Pamplona and creates a Basque kingdom centered in Navarre.
- Himerius, the Logothete of the Drome, wins a victory over the Arab fleet in the Aegean Sea.
Births
Deaths
- Ealhswith, queen consort and wife of Alfred the Great, the self-styled first King of England.
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