World History: AD 900s

900–909

Events in this period 2

1. c. AD 900 · North America · Culture

   Rise of Chichen Itza

   Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. The archeological site is located in Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán, Mexico, between the cities of Valladolid and Mérida.

2. c. AD 900 · South America · Culture

   Construction of Chan Chan

   Chan Chan, sometimes called Chimor, was the capital city of the Chimor kingdom, a pre-Columbian era culture in South America. The city is now an archeological site in the department of La Libertad five kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Trujillo, Peru.

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Around the same time

• Founding of GoryeoAD 918
• Founding of al-QarawiyyinAD 859
• Diamond SutraAD 868
• Battle of Bạch Đằng (938)AD 938
• Construction of Pueblo Bonito (Chaco Canyon)c. AD 850
• Construction of Prambananc. AD 850
• Rise of the Tuʻi Tonga Empirec. AD 950

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