938

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century – 10th century – 11th century
Decades:	900s  910s  920s  – 930s –  940s  950s  960s
Years:	935 936 937 – 938 – 939 940 941

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  Portrait of Lady Ise by Kanō Tan'yū (1648).

938 (CMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 938th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 938th year of the 1st millennium, the 38th year of the 10th century, and the 9th year of the 930s decade. As of the start of 938, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• The Liao Dynasty takes over Peking.
• Battle of Bach Dang: Vietnam wins its independence from China.

Births

• Hugh Capet, King of France

Deaths

• Lady Ise, Japanese poet