960s
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The 960s was a decade that started on 1 January 960 and ended on 31 December 969.
Millennium: | 1st millennium |
Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
Decades: | 930s 940s 950s – 960s – 970s 980s 990s |
Years: | 960 961 962 963 964 965 966 967 968 969 |
Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
960
- Mieszko I becomes ruler in Poland
- Richard I of Normandy marries Emma of Paris
- The Aksumite Empire is destroyed
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961
- Ani becomes the capital of Armenia
- The Huqiu Tower is built in China
- Battle of Fitje
- Harald II of Norway becomes ruler of the western part of Norway
- St Paul's Cathedral in London is destroyed by fire
- Al-Hakam II starts to rule
962
963
- Sebük Tigin starts his empire in modern-day Afghanistan
- The Nanping State has to surrender when invaded by Song Dynasty armies
- The Song Dynasty Chinese government tries to ban the practice of cremation
- Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeats Mieszko I of Poland
- Luxembourg is founded
- December 6 – Pope Leo VIII becomes the 131st pope
964
- Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas tries to recapture Cilicia
- Al-Sufi's Book of Fixed Stars is published
- May 22 – Pope Benedict V becomes the 132nd pope
- June 23 – Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor battles in Rome to make Leo VIII Pope
965
- The Khazar fortress of Sarkel falls to the Kievan Rus
- Northern Song armies invade the Later Shu Kingdom
966
967
- Conchobar mac Tadg becomes King of Connacht
- Otto II is crowned co-emperor by Pope John XIII
- Olaf Tryggvason runs away from Norway with his mother
- Emperor Reizei ascends to the throne of Japan
- The Cambodian temple of Banteay Srei is consecrated
- 'Izz al-Daula becomes the Buyid emir of Iraq
- Bisutun ascends to the Ziyarid throne
968
- The Pechenegs begin the Siege of Kiev
- The Archbishopric of Magdeburg is founded
969
- December 11 – John I Tzimiskes becomes Byzantine Emperor after killing Nikephoros II Phokas
- The Fatimids conquer Egypt
- Emperor En'yū replaces Emperor Reizei on the throne of Japan
- Jing Zong begins to rule the Khitan Empire
- Uththama Chola becomes the Chola Emperor