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924| 900–1000 | Pacific [colonization] | The Polynesian ancestors of the Maori people discover and begin the settlement of New Zealand. | | 924 | Italy, France, Germany [wars] | The Magyars resume their raids. In Italy they burn the northern city of Pavia, but King Rudolph of Italy and Hugh of Arles, the effective ruler of Provence, drive them off into southern France. They also invade Germany, where King Henry I the Fowler obtains a truce for Saxony, which he uses to strengthen his duchy by building fortified towns. | | 924 | Byzantine Empire, Bulgar Khanate [wars] | Symeon, Khan of the Bulgars, fails in his attempt to take the Byzantine capital, Constantinople. In negotiations afterwards, the Byzantines recognize Symeon's right to call himself ‘emperor of the Bulgars’ but not his claim to the Byzantine throne. | | 17 July 924 | England [political events] | King Edward the Elder of England dies; he is succeeded by his capable son, Athelstan. |
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