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[[File:Sainte-Adélaïde - Église de Toury, vitraux par Lorin.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Queen [[Adelaide of Italy]] (931–999)]]
Year '''951''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMLI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* King [[Berengar II of Italy]] seizes [[Liguria]], with help from the feudal lord [[Oberto I]]. He reorganizes the territories south of the [[Po (river)|Po River]], dividing them into three new [[March (territorial entity)|marches]] (frontier districts), named after their respective [[margrave]]s: the ''[[March of Montferrat|Marca Aleramica]]'', the ''[[March of Turin|Marca Arduinica]]'', and the ''[[March of Genoa|Marca Obertenga]]''. The last division consists of [[Lombardy]] with the cities of [[Genoa]], [[Lunigiana|Luni]], [[Tortona]], [[Parma]], and [[Piacenza]]. Berengar forces [[Adelaide of Italy|Adelaide]], the widow of [[Lothair II of Italy|Lothair II]], to marry his son [[Adalbert of Italy|Adalbert]]. However, she fiercely refuses and Berengar has her imprisoned at [[Garda, Veneto|Garda]] Castle. With the help of Count [[Adalbert Atto of Canossa]] Adelaide manages to escape.
* Fall &ndash; King [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] crosses the [[Brenner Pass]] and takes his army into Italy. He is accompanied by his brothers, [[Henry I of Bavaria|Henry I]] (duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]]), [[Bruno the Great|Bruno I]], and [[Conrad, Duke of Lorraine|Conrad the Red]] (duke of [[Lotharingia]]). Otto faces no opposition and they arrive in Pavia. Berengar II has departed the day before and entrenched himself in [[City of San Marino|San Marino]]. Otto receives the homage of the Italian [[nobility]], marries Adelaide, and declares himself ''[[List of kings of the Lombards|King of the Lombards]]''.
* Otto I dispatches an embassy to [[Rome]] to apply for an imperial coronation with Pope [[Pope Agapetus II|Agapetus II]] – but Prince [[Alberic II of Spoleto|Alberic II]] makes it clear that this is not possible (afraid of Otto's growing power), and opposes the request.<ref>Timothy Reuter (1999). ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III'', p. 250. {{ISBN|978-0-521-36447-8}}.</ref>

==== China ====
* [[February 9]] &ndash; The [[Northern Han]] Kingdom is founded by [[Liu Chong]] (called '''Shizu''') in modern-day [[Shanxi]] who restores the diplomatic relations with the [[Khitan people|Khitans]]. Northern Han becomes a [[protectorate]] of the [[Liao dynasty]].
* [[February 13]] &ndash; [[Guo Wei]], a court official, leads a military coup and declares himself emperor of the new [[Later Zhou]]. The 19-year-old Emperor [[Liu Chengyou]] is killed after a 3-year reign, ending the short-lived [[Later Han (Five Dynasties)|Later Han]].
* Emperor [[Emperor Shizong of Liao|Shi Zong]] successfully repels a Chinese advance from the south. In October he is killed by a rebellious nephew after a three year reign. Shi Zong is succeeded by his uncle [[Emperor Muzong of Liao|Mu Zong]] as ruler of the Liao dynasty.
* [[November 16]] &ndash; Emperor [[Li Jing (Southern Tang)|Li Jing]] sends a [[Southern Tang]] expeditionary force (10,000 men) under [[Bian Hao]] to conquer [[Chu (Ten Kingdoms)|Chu]]. Li Jing removes the ruling family to his own capital in [[Nanjing]], ending the Chu Kingdom.

'''Africa''' 

* [[Abd al-Rahman III|Abd ar-Rahman III]] consolidated his grip on North Africa by occupying [[Tangier]] in 951.

* [[Abd al-Rahman III|Abd ar-Rahman III]] signs a peace in 951 with the new king of León, [[Ordoño III of León|Ordoño III]], in order to have a free hand against the [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimids]], whose ships are harassing the caliphal fleet in the Mediterranean and had even launched an assault against [[Almería|Almeria]]. [[Abd al-Rahman III|Abd ar-Rahman's]] force, led by prime minister Ahmad ibn Said, besieges the Fatimid port of Tunis, which purchases its safety through a huge sum.
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== Births ==
* [[Abu Talib Yahya]], Muslim [[imam]] of the [[Zaydiyyah]] sect (d. [[1033]])
* [[Gaston II, Viscount of Béarn|Gaston II Centule]], viscount of [[Viscounty of Béarn|Béarn]] (approximate date)
* [[Gregory of Narek]], Armenian monk and [[Theology|theologian]] (d. [[1003]])
* [[Henry II, Duke of Bavaria|Henry II]] ('''the Wrangler'''), duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] (d. [[995]])
* [[Ibn al-Kattani]], Moorish scholar and [[physician]] (d. [[1029]])
* [[Liu Chenggui]], official of the [[Song dynasty]] (d. [[1016]])
* [[Romuald]], founder of the [[Camaldolese]] order (approximate date)
* [[Sidi Mahrez]], Muslim scholar and 'protector' (''[[wali]]'') (d. [[1022]])
* [[Zhao Dezhao]] ('''Yi of Yan'''), prince of the Song dynasty (d. [[979]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 1]] &ndash; [[Ramiro II of León|Ramiro II]], king of [[Kingdom of León|León]] and [[Kingdom of Galicia|Galicia]]
* [[January 2]]
** [[Liu Chengyou]], emperor of [[Later Han (Five Dynasties)|Later Han]] (b. [[931]])
** [[Su Fengji]], Chinese official and [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]]
* [[January 25]] &ndash; [[Ma Xiguang]], ruler of [[Chu (Ten Kingdoms)|Chu]] ([[Ten Kingdoms]])
* [[February 24]] &ndash; [[Liu Yun (governor)|Liu Yun]], Chinese governor (''[[jiedushi]]'')
* [[March 12]] &ndash; [[Ælfheah the Bald]], bishop of [[Diocese of Winchester|Winchester]]
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Lu Wenji]], Chinese chancellor (b. [[876]])
* [[June 8]] &ndash; [[Zhao Ying]], Chinese chancellor (b. [[885]])
* [[October 7]] 
** [[Emperor Shizong of Liao|Shi Zong]], emperor of the [[Liao dynasty]] (b. [[919]])
** [[Empress Dowager Xiao (Shizong)|Xiao]], Chinese [[Khitan people|Khitan]] empress dowager
** [[Empress Zhen (Liao dynasty)|Zhen]], Chinese Khitan empress consort
* [[October 8]] &ndash; [[Empress Xiao Sagezhi|Xiao Sagezhi]], Chinese Khitan empress
* [[Cadwgan ab Owain]], king of [[Glywysing]] ([[Wales]])
* [[Cennétig mac Lorcáin]], king of [[Thomond|Tuadmumu]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Gofraid mac Sitriuc]], Viking king of [[Kingdom of Dublin|Dublin]] (Ireland)
* [[Wang Chuhui]], Chinese chief of staff (''[[shumishi]]'')
* [[Wang Yanzheng]], emperor of [[Min (Ten Kingdoms)|Min]] (approximate date)

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