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.

 
 
 

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# Reindeer become extinct in Scotland

 
 
 

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# Viking groups settle in northern France—Norse become Normans

 
 
 

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

 
 
 

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

 
 
 

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

 
 
 

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

 
 
 

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

 
 
 

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Rise of the Toltecs in Mexico

 
 
 

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

 
 
 





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