History
973
General
Population: 247 Million*
- Religion: Pope Benedict VI elected
- Trade: Direct commercial relations between Egypt and Italy
- Deaths: Otto the Great
Asia
- India: Revival of Deccan sculpture and architecture in India
Europe
- England: King Edgar crowned at Bath - grandson of Alfred (first king crowned instead of helmeted)
- Holy Roman Empire: End of Otto the Great (German), succeeded by son Otto II (crowned 967, Emperor to 983)