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917 — Korea: 신라 경명왕 즉위 / China: 南海王劉龑在番禺稱帝，國號「大越」
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| KoreaNorthern and Southern States period 698–918 | ChinaFive Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period 907–960 | JapanHeian period 794–1185 | United States |
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- 918고려의 시조 태조 왕건이 철원에서 고려 건국
- 919송악으로 천도
| - 南海王劉龑在番禺稱帝，國號「大越」。ZH
- September — Liu Yan emperor of Southern Han.
- The earliest Chinese reference to Greek fire appeared.
- 916耶律阿保機登基稱「大聖大明天皇帝」，定國號為「契丹」。
- 918大越改國號為「漢」，史稱「南漢」。契丹定都臨潢府（巴林左旗）。
- 919The flamethrower was first described in China.
| - No events recorded for this year
| covered from 1607 |