Editing 945 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[January 27]] &ndash; The co-emperors [[Stephen Lekapenos|Stephen]] and [[Constantine Lekapenos|Constantine]] are overthrown barely a month after deposing their father, [[Romanos I Lekapenos|Romanos I]]. With the help of his wife, [[Constantine VII]] becomes sole emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. He appoints to the highest army commands four members of the [[Phokas (Byzantine family)|Phokas]] family, which have been in disgrace under Romanos.
* Constantine VII concludes a [[Rus'–Byzantine Treaty (945)|Rus'–Byzantine treaty]] in which Rus' [[merchant]]s are to conduct their [[trade]] in [[Constantinople]]. While many Rus' make their fortunes in trade with the [[Arab Muslims]], the [[Rurik dynasty|Rurik Dynasty]] of [[Kyiv]] grows rich from Byzantine commerce.<ref>Timothy Reuter (1999). ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III'', p. 509. {{ISBN|978-0-521-36447-8}}.</ref>

==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Berengar II of Italy|Berengar of Ivrea]] invades [[Italy]] with hired [[Lombardy|Lombard]] troops and takes up residence in [[Milan]]. Berengar proceeds to [[Verona]], where he is joined by forces of Count [[Milo of Verona|Milo]] and other partisans. 
* King [[Hugh of Italy|Hugh of Provence]] lays [[siege]] to [[Vignola]] to put an end to Berengar's advance. But to no avail, as Berengar of Ivrea is hailed throughout northern Italy as a liberator, and Hugh flees to [[Provence]].
* [[April 13]] &ndash; Hugh of Provence abdicates the throne in favor of his son [[Lothair II of Italy|Lothair II]] (who has been co-ruler since [[931]]) and is acclaimed as sole king of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Lombardia]]. Hugh is allowed to retire in [[Pavia]].
* [[Igor of Kiev|Igor I]], ruler of the [[Kievan Rus']], is killed while collecting [[tribute]] from the [[Drevlians]] and is succeeded by his three-year-old son [[Sviatoslav I of Kiev|Sviatoslav I]]. His mother [[Olga of Kiev|Olga]] becomes [[regent]] and the official ruler.
* Summer &ndash; King [[Louis IV of France|Louis IV]] ("d'Outremer") is captured by the [[Normans]] and handed over to [[Hugh the Great]]. In return for the release of Louis, [[Laon]] surrenders to him in compensation.<ref>Timothy Reuter (1999). ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III'', p. 385. {{ISBN|978-0-521-36447-8}}.</ref>
* Caliph [[Abd-ar-Rahman III|Abd-al-Rahman III]] occupies the palace of [[Medina Azahara]] (called "the shining city") as the new capital of the [[Caliphate of Córdoba]] (modern [[Spain]]).

==== England ====
* King [[Edmund I]] conquers [[Kingdom of Strathclyde|Strathclyde]], forms an alliance with [[Malcolm I of Scotland|Malcolm I]] (king of the 'Picts and Scots') and cedes [[Cumberland]] and [[Westmorland]] to him.
* King [[Hywel Dda]] ("the Good") convenes a conference at [[Whitland]], which draws up a standardized code of [[Welsh law|laws]] in [[Wales]] (approximate date).

==== Arabian Empire ====
* Summer &ndash; [[Sayf al-Dawla]] is defeated by Muslim forces under [[Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid]] near [[Qinnasrin]]. He is forced to abandon his Syrian domains and flees to [[Raqqa]]. In October the two men come to an agreement, which recognizes [[Hamdanid dynasty|Hamdanid]] rule over northern [[Bilad al-Sham|Syria]], founding the [[Aleppo#Medieval period|Emirate of Aleppo]].
* Winter &ndash; Muslim forces under [[Nasir al-Dawla]] capture [[Baghdad]] and restore Caliph [[Al-Muttaqi]] to power again. Al-Dawla establishes himself as ''[[amir al-umara]]'', or ''[[de facto]]'' regent of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]].

==== China ====
* Autumn &ndash; The [[Min (Ten Kingdoms)|Min Kingdom]] is destroyed by the [[Southern Tang]]. Emperor [[Li Jing (Southern Tang)|Yuan Zong]] expands its domains beyond those of the former [[Wu (Ten Kingdoms)|Wu Kingdom]]. He annexes Min territory into its own boundaries.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Dunstan]] becomes [[abbot]] of [[Glastonbury Abbey]] in [[Kingdom of England|England]]. He re-creates [[Christian monasticism|monastic life]] by establishing [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] monasticism in the [[monastery]].
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