Editing 946 (section)

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

==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; King [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] invades the [[West Francia|West Frankish Kingdom]] with an expeditionary force, but his armies are not strong enough to take the key cities of [[Laon]], [[Reims]] and [[Paris]]. After three months, Otto ends his campaign without defeating his rival [[Hugh the Great]]. He manages to depose [[Hugh of Vermandois (bishop)|Hugh of Vermandois]] from his position as archbishop of Reims, restoring [[Artald of Reims]] to his former office.<ref>{{cite book|title = The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians|last = McKitterick|first = Rosamond|publisher = Addison-Wesley Longman|year = 1983|isbn = 978-0-582-49005-5|page = 317|author-link=Rosamond McKitterick}}</ref>

==== England ====
* [[May 26]] &ndash; King [[Edmund I]] is murdered at age 25 by an outlawed robber while attending [[Augustine of Canterbury|St. Augustine]]'s Day [[Mass (liturgy)|mass]] in [[Pucklechurch]] ([[South Gloucestershire|Gloucestershire]]). He is succeeded by his brother [[Eadred]] (or Edred) as king of [[Kingdom of England|England]].<ref>K. Halloran, "A Murder at Pucklechurch: The Death of King Edmund I, 26 May 946". ''Midland History'', Volume 40. Issue 1 (Spring 2015), pp. 120–129.</ref>

==== Arabian Empire ====
* [[January 28]] &ndash; Caliph [[Al-Mustakfi]] is blinded and deposed by Emir [[Mu'izz al-Dawla]], ruler of the [[Buyid dynasty|Buyid Empire]]. He is succeeded by [[Al-Muti]] and becomes only a figurehead (with the Buyid Dynasty as dominate rule) of the once-powerful [[Abbasid Caliphate]] while he tries to restore peace.
* [[Battle of Baghdad (946)|Battle of Baghdad]]: Along the banks of the [[Tigris]], Buyid forces under Mu'izz al-Dawla defeat the [[Hamdanid dynasty|Hamdanids]] for control of the city. They are forced to pay [[tax]] revenues and agree to recognize Al-Muti as the legitimate caliph.

==== Japan ====
* [[May 16]] &ndash; [[Emperor Suzaku]] abdicates the [[throne]] after a 16-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother [[Emperor Murakami|Murakami]], who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Summer &ndash; [[Pope Marinus II]] dies at [[Rome]] after a four-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Pope Agapetus II|Agapetus II]] and elected with the support of the Roman despot [[Alberic II of Spoleto|Alberic II]]. Agapetus is installed as the 129th [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]].

==== Volcanology ====
* c. [[November 2]] &ndash; Super-colossal ([[VEI-7]]) [[946 eruption of Paektu Mountain|946 AD Eruption of Paektu Mountain]] on the modern [[North Korea-China border]] the eruption was one of the most violent in the past 10,000 years along with [[Kurile lake|KO eruption in 8th Millennium BC]], The [[Mount Mazama|Crater lake's eruption in 7th Millennium BC]], The [[Akahoya eruption|Kikai caldera's Akahoya eruption in 5th Millennium BC]], The [[Minoan eruption|Thera or Santorini's eruption in 2nd Millennium BC]], The [[Hatepe eruption|Lake Taupo's Hatepe eruption]], The [[Lake Ilopango|Lake Ilopango's eruption in around 535 and 536]], The [[1257 eruption of Mount Samalas]], The [[1452/1453 mystery eruption|mystery eruption in 1453]], and the [[1815 eruption of Mount Tambora|1815 Tambora eruption]].</onlyinclude>