Title: 950s Content: The 950s was a decade that started on 1 January 950 and ended on 31 December 959. ==950== * World population is thought to be 250 million. * Duke Boleslav I of Bohemia makes peace with Otto I. * The Later Han Dynasty in China falls. === Births === * June 12 - Emperor Reizei of Japan * Erik the Red === Deaths === * Hywel Dda ("the Good") of Wales * Al-Farabi, philosopher ==951== * Allat the Maharana of Mewar comes to power. * The Later Zhou Dynasty is founded by Guo Wei in China. * The Northern Han Kingdom is founded by Liu Min in northern China. === Births === * Gregory of Narek, Armenian monk, poet, and theologian * Saint Romuald === Deaths === * Emperor Shizong of the Liao Dynasty * 2 January - Liu Chengyou, Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty ==952== * Kalbid forces defeat the Byzantines in Calabria. === Births === * Emperor Gongdi of Later Zhou === Deaths === * Emperor Suzaku of Japan * Hugh, Duke of Burgundy ==953== * Liudolf, Duke of Swabia and Conrad the Red rebel against German King Otto I. === Births === * Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine * Herbert III, Count of Vermandois * Al-Karaji, Persian mathematician and engineer * Kisai Marvazi, Persian poet === Deaths === * Abas I of Armenia, King of Armenia * Ismail al- Mansur. third Fatimid Caliph * Empress Dowager Yingtian of the Liao Dynasty * Muhammad bin Musafir, Sallarid ruler of Tarum and Iranian Azerbaijan * Rasso, Bavarian count, military leader, pilgrim, and saint. * Rhodri ap Hywel, king of Deheubarth ==954== * King Máel Coluim I of Scotland is killed in battle against the Highlanders. He is succeeded by Indulf I of Scotland. * Chateau Chinon is built by Theobald I of Blois. * Edred becomes king of all England. === Births === * Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury * Wang Yucheng === Deaths === * September 10 - King Louis IV of France * King Eric I of Norway * Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou * Feng Tao * Liu Min ==955== * August 10 - Otto I the Great defeats Magyars in the Battle of Lechfeld. * Eadwig becomes King of England. * December 16 - Pope John XII succeeds Pope Agapetus II as the 130th pope. === Births === * Ælfric of Eynsham, English abbot === Deaths === * November 23 - Eadred, King of England ==956== * An earthquake badly damages the Lighthouse of Alexandria. === Deaths === * April 8 - Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy * Ali al-Masudi, Arab historian, geographer and philosopher ==957== * Japan: The Tenryaku Era ends, and the Tentoku Era begins. * The Chandra Hindu Dynasty ends. This starts a time of chaos in areas belonging to modern-day India. * Olga of Kiev converts to the Eastern Orthodox Church === Births === * Gormlaith of Lienster, wife of Olaf Cuarran, Malachy II and Brian Boru === Deaths === * September 6 - Liudolf, Duke of Swabia ==958== * Probable date of the start of the Marche dynasty. * King Kshemgupta of Kashmir dies. He is succeeded by his young son Abhimanyu. Didda, his mother, becomes de facto ruler. * The Later Zhou Dynasty goes against Liao Dynasty positions in the Sixteen Prefectures. They are defeated. * Battle of Raban: Byzantines under John Tzimiskes defeat Sayf al-Dawla === Births === * Basil II, Byzantine Emperor * Samuil of Bulgaria * Vladimir I, Prince of Kievan Rus === Deaths === * King Gorm the Old of Denmark * Masudi, Arab geographer, historian, and physicist * Tuathal mac Augaire, King of Leinster, Ireland ==959== * October 1 - Edgar becomes King of England. * Dunstan becomes bishop of Worcester, England and London. * Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne divides the Duchy of Lorraine with his nephew Frederic. === Births === * Emperor En'yū of Japan === Deaths === * October 1 - King Eadwig of England * November 9 - Constantine VII, Byzantine Emperor * Ælfsige, Archbishop of Canterbury * Chai Rong Category:950s