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Year 997 (CMXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

Events

= By place =

== Japan ==

  • 1 February: Empress Teishi gives birth to Princess Shushi - she is the first child of the emperor, but because of the power struggle between Michinaga and Korechika, the empress is not allowed to go to the palace.
  • 18 May: The imperial court decides to pardon Korechika and Takaie, under the illness of Teishi.

== Byzantine Empire ==

== Europe ==

== Scotland ==

  • King Constantine III dies after a 2-year reign, possibly murdered by a dynastic conflict between two rival lines of royalty. He is succeeded by Kenneth III as sole ruler of Alba (Scotland).

== Central Asia ==

== China ==

= By topic =

== Religion ==

  • Spring – Pope Gregory V is exiled during a rebellion led by Crescentius II (the Younger), patrician (the de facto ruler) of Rome. The Crescentii family appoints Giovanni Filagato (former tutor of Otto III) as an antipope under the name John XVI (or XVII), until 998.
  • April 23Adalbert, exiled bishop of Prague, organises a mission to convert the Old Prussians in north-east Poland. On his way, Adalbert is murdered by pagans on the Baltic coast. His body is bought back for its weight in gold by Duke Bolesław I (the Brave).Richard Brzezinski (1990). History of Poland: The Piast Dynasty - Bolesław the Brave, p.16. {{ISBN|83-7212-019-6}}.
  • The first documented reference of Gdańsk is made by Adalbert. During his mission he baptises the inhabitants of the city called Gyddannyzc.

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