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Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century – 10th century – 11th century
Decades:	950s 960s 970s – 980s – 990s 1000s 1010s
Years:	980 981 982 – 983 – 984 985 986

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Year 983 (CMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Wood carvers commissioned by China's Song Dynasty complete a carving of the entire Buddhist canon for printing (130,000 total blocks are produced).
The reign of Amir Adhad ad-Dowleh of Buwayhid ends.
Sharaf ad-Dawla becomes Amir Buwayhid.
The Khazar Empire ends.
Emperor Shengzong leads a Liao Dynasty expeditionary force against the Zubu.
One of the Four Great Books of Song, the encyclopedia Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era is completed in 1,000 volumes of 4.7 million written Chinese characters.

Otto III becomes King of Germany following the death of Otto II.
Veronese donation during the diet of Verona. Otto gifted the Rheingau to the archbishopric of Mainz

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