THE TOP TEN Greatest Events of the 10th Century
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In 919, the first use of gunpowder in battle occurred with the Chinese Battle of Lang-shan Jiang (Wolf Mountain River), where the naval fleet of the Wen-Mu-King defeated Chien Yuan Kuan because Wen had used 'fire oil' (huo yóu, 火油) of gunpowder-fuse ignited flamethrowers to burn Chien's fleet.

 
 
 

# Reindeer become extinct in Scotland

 
 
 

# Viking groups settle in northern France—Norse become Normans

 
 
 

Collapse of the central lowland Maya civilization. End of Classic Maya period, begin Post-Classic Maya.

 
 
 

In 917 the Bulgarians destroyed the Byzantine army in the Battle of Anchialus, one of the bloodiest battles in the Middle Ages

 
 
 

Lions become extinct in Europe by this date, with the last dying in Caucasus.

 
 
 

# 927: official recognition of the first independent national Church in Europe, the Bulgarian Patriarchate

 
 
 

The Byzantine empire reaches the height of its military and economic strength

 
 
 

Rise of the Toltecs in Mexico

 
 
 

The first pound lock is invented by the Chinese engineer Qiao Weiyo, improving the canal lock system.

 
 
 





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