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1024| 1000–1100 | Europe [sports] | ‘Tables’, or backgammon, is introduced to Europe by the Arabs (or reintroduced, as it is similar in name and appearance to the Roman game Tabula). It becomes extremely popular over the next few centuries. The name ‘backgammon’ is first used in the mid-17th century. | | 1024 | China, Song Empire [banking and finance] | The Song dynasty government in China takes over the banks of Chengtu, in Szechwan. Their certificates of deposit then become official and thus become the first paper currency in the world. | | 13 July 1024 | Germany, Holy Roman Empire [births and deaths] | Henry II (St Henry), German king 1002–24 and Holy Roman Emperor 1014–24, last of the Saxon dynasty of emperors, dies without heirs near Göttingen, Germany (50). | | 25 December 1024 | Poland [political events] | Boleslaw Chrobry (the Brave) is crowned as king of Poland with the approval of Pope John XIX. |
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