Events By Place Europe March 2 — Louis V becomes King of the Franks. Sweyn Forkbeard becomes King of Denmark Asia Emperor Ichijō succeeds Emperor Kazan on the throne of Japan. The Song Dynasty sends armies on three fronts against the Liao Dynasty in the Sixteen Prefectures, but are defeated on all fronts. One of the Four Great Books of Song, the Chinese encyclopdia Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature is finished in this year, with a total of 1,000 volumes representi… (More on 986)