983 facts for kids

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

The year 983 was a common year. It started on a Monday. This year used the Julian calendar. In Roman numerals, it was written as CMLXXXIII.

What Happened in 983?

In China, skilled wood carvers finished a huge project. They carved the entire Tripitaka, which is a collection of Buddhist holy texts. They made 130,000 wooden blocks for printing these books. This was done for the Song Dynasty.
The rule of Amir Adhad ad-Dowleh of the Buwayhid kingdom ended.
Sharaf ad-Dawla became the new Amir of Buwayhid.
The Khazar Empire came to an end.
Emperor Shengzong of the Liao dynasty led his army on a trip. They went to fight against the Zubu people.
One of the Four Great Books of Song was finished. This was a huge encyclopedia called Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era. It had 1,000 volumes and 4.7 million Chinese characters.

Otto III became the King of Germany. This happened after his father, Otto II, died.
Otto III gave the Rheingau region to the archbishopric of Mainz. This gift was made during a meeting in Verona.

In December, Pope John XIV became the 136th pope. He took over after Pope Benedict VII passed away.