Editing 950

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[[File:Byzantine Empire Themata-950-en.svg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Theme (Byzantine district)|Eastern Themata]] of the [[Byzantine Empire]].]]
Year '''950''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CML]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[Arab–Byzantine wars#Byzantine resurgence, 863–11th century|Arab–Byzantine War]]: A [[Hamdanid dynasty|Hamdanid]] army (30,000 men) led by [[Sayf al-Dawla]] raids into  Byzantine theme [[Anatolic Theme|Anatolia]]. He defeats [[Bardas Phokas the Elder|Bardas Phokas]], but is then ambushed on his return and heavily defeated by [[Leo Phokas the Younger|Leo Phokas]].<ref name="Treadgold">{{citation | title = A History of the Byzantine State and Society | last = Treadgold | first = Warren T. | year = 1997 | publisher = Stanford University Press | location = [[Stanford, CA]] | isbn = 0-8047-2630-2 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nYbnr5XVbzUC | pages = 489}}.</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[November 22]] &ndash; King [[Lothair II of Italy|Lothair II]] dies at [[Turin]] (possibly poisoned by [[Berengar II of Italy|Berengar of Ivrea]]). Berengar is crowned king of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]] and imprisons Lothair's now 19-year-old widow, [[Adelaide of Italy|Adelaide]] for four months at [[Como]].
* [[Boleslav I of Bohemia|Boleslav I]], duke of [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]], signs a [[peace treaty]] with King [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] of the [[East Francia|East Frankish Kingdom]]. He becomes his ally, but he probably wasn't forced to resume the payment of [[tribute]].
* [[Henry I, Duke of Bavaria|Henry I]], duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]], attacks Western [[Principality of Hungary|Hungary]], taking captives and plunder. He enlarges his duchy in the wars with the Hungarians.<ref>Bóna, István (2000). ''The Hungarians and Europe in the 9th-10th centuries''. Budapest: Historia - MTA Történettudományi Intézete, p. 27. {{ISBN|963-8312-67-X}}.</ref>

==== Wales ====
* King [[Hywel Dda]] ("the Good") dies after an 8-year reign in which he has established codified [[Welsh law|laws]]. His three sons [[Owain ap Hywel Dda]], [[Rhodri ap Hywel]], and [[Edwin ap Hywel]] divide [[Wales]] amongst themselves.

==== Oceania ====
* The [[Tu'i Tonga Empire]] starts to expand in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The Tu'i Tonga kings establish the capital at [[Mu'a (Tongatapu)|Mu'a]] on the island of [[Tongatapu]] (approximate date).

====North America ====
* The [[Mount Edziza volcanic complex]] in [[British Columbia]], Canada, produces an [[explosive eruption]] that deposits the [[Sheep Track Member]].

====Africa====
* City of [[Mogadishu]] is Established

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Page with [[Book of Joshua|Joshua Leading the Israelites]], from the [[Joshua Roll]], is made in [[Constantinople]]. It is now kept at the [[Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana]] in [[Rome]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[June 12]] &ndash; [[Emperor Reizei|Reizei]], Japanese emperor (d. [[1011]])
* [[Bernard I, Duke of Saxony|Bernard I]], German [[Nobility|nobleman]] (approximate date) 
* [[Dedo I, Count of Wettin|Dedo I]], German nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Egbert (archbishop of Trier)|Egbert]], archbishop of [[Trier]] (approximate date)
* [[Emma of Blois]], duchess of [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]] (d. [[1003]])
* [[Erik the Red]], Norse [[Vikings|Viking]] explorer (d. 1003)
* [[Guy of Anderlecht]], Christian [[saint]] (d. [[1012]])
* [[Herbert III, Count of Meaux|Herbert III]], Frankish nobleman (d. [[995]])
* [[Ibn Yunus]], Fatamid [[Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world|astronomer]] (d. [[1009]])
* [[Lady Finella]], Scottish noblewoman (d. 995)
* [[Lambert I, Count of Louvain|Lambert I]], French nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Lothair Udo I, Count of Stade|Lothair Udo I]], German nobleman (d. [[994]])
* [[Princess Masako (Reizei)|Masako]], Japanese empress consort (d. [[AD 1000|1000]])
* [[Moninho Viegas, o Gasco|Moninho Viegas]], French knight (d. [[1022]])
* [[Notker Labeo|Notker III]], German [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] monk (d. 1022)
* [[Odo I, Count of Blois|Odo I]] (or Eudes), French nobleman (d. [[996]])
* [[Otto I, Duke of Carinthia|Otto I]], duke of [[Duchy of Carinthia|Carinthia]] (approximate date)
* [[Reginar IV, Count of Mons|Reginar IV]], French nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Sarolt]], Grand Princess of [[Principality of Hungary|Hungary]] (d. [[1008]])
* [[Soběslav (died 1004)|Soběslav]], Bohemian nobleman (d. [[1004]])
* [[William I of Provence|William I]], French nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Wolbodo]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège|Liège]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[January 15]] &ndash; [[Wang Jingchong (Five Dynasties)|Wang Jingchong]], Chinese general
* [[October 7]] &ndash; [[Empress Li (Later Jin)|Li]], Chinese empress consort
* October &ndash; [[Al-Qahir]], Abbasid caliph (b. [[899]])
* [[November 22]] &ndash; [[Lothair II of Italy|Lothair II]], king of [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Lothar {{!}} king of Italy |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lothar-king-of-Italy |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=28 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[December 24]] 
** [[Shi Hongzhao]], Chinese general
** [[Wang Zhang]], Chinese official
** [[Yang Bin]], Chinese chancellor
* [[Ælfric of Ramsbury|Ælfric]], bishop of [[Ramsbury]] (approximate date)
* [[Al-Farabi]], Muslim [[Early Islamic philosophy|philosopher]] (or [[951]])
* [[Hywel Dda]] ("the Good"), king of [[Wales]]
* [[Li Jinquan]], Chinese general (approximate date)
* [[Ricfried, Count of Betuwe|Ricfried]], Frankish nobleman (b. [[845]])
* [[Sunyer, Count of Barcelona|Sunyer]], count of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Girona]] and [[County of Osona|Ausona]]
* [[Zoltán of Hungary|Zoltán]], Grand Prince of Hungary (approximate date)
* [[Dharma Mahadevi]], Indian Queen Regnant

== References ==
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