Editing 967

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[[File:Emperor Murakami.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Emperor [[Emperor Murakami|Murakami]] (926–967)]]
Year '''967''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMLXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; Emperor [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] ('''the Great''') calls for a council at [[Rome]], to present the new government under Pope [[Pope John XIII|John XIII]]. He asserts his rights in the city, and insists on the occasional presence of an imperial [[Judgment (law)|judge]], alongside the [[Papal household#History|papal court]]. The era of Roman independence is over. [[Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia|Grado]] becomes the patriarchal and metropolitan church of the whole of the [[Veneto]].<ref>''The Papacy: An Encyclopedia'', Ed. Philippe Levillain, p. 841 (Routledge, 2002).</ref>
* Otto I goes on a tour of the [[Lombardy|Lombard]] duchies of southern [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]]. In [[Capua]] he grants [[Pandulf Ironhead|Pandulf I]] ('''Ironhead''') the vacant [[Duchy of Spoleto|Duchy of Spoleto and Camerino]] and charges him with prosecuting the war against the [[Byzantine Empire]]. In [[Benevento]], Otto receives the [[Homage (feudal)|homage]] of Pandulf's brother and co-ruler [[Landulf III of Benevento|Landulf III]]. In [[Salerno]] he receives also the support of [[Gisulf I of Salerno|Gisulf I]].
* Otto I dispatches an imperial delegation (led by a Venetian named Domenico) to [[Constantinople]] with assurances of his friendship and a request for Princess [[Theophanu|Theophano]] (a daughter of the late Emperor [[Romanos II]]) for his 12-year-old son [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto II]]. As [[dowry]] Otto demands the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] holdings in southern Italy.
* Summer &ndash; [[Sviatoslav I of Kiev|Sviatoslav I]], Grand Prince of [[Kievan Rus'|Kiev]], defeats Bulgar forces in the [[Balkans]] at the behest of Emperor [[Nikephoros II Phokas|Nikephoros II]] (who pays him 1,500 pounds of gold to invade the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]]).<ref>W. Treadgold. ''A History of the Byzantine State and Society'', p. 509.</ref> 
* The imperial delegation arrives in [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]], but goes nowhere with Nikephoros II. Far from offering [[Catepanate of Italy|Byzantine Italy]] as dowry for Theophano, Nikephoros refuses to accept the claims of Otto I.
* Otto I renews the imperial treaty with [[Pietro IV Candiano]], doge of [[Republic of Venice|Venice]]. He grants him commercial privileges, and protection for Venetian citizens (also the possessions of Venetian bishops). 
* Winter &ndash; Otto I returns to Rome. On [[Christmas]] day, John XIII crowns Otto II as co-emperor of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. Although Otto II is nominated as co-ruler, he exercises no real authority.<ref>Reuter, Timothy (1991). ''Germany in the Early Middle Ages: 800–1056''. Addison Wesley Longman. {{ISBN|978-0-582-49034-5}}.</ref>
* [[Olaf I of Norway|Olaf Tryggvason]] flees [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] with his mother, only to be attacked by [[Estonian pirates|Estonian Vikings]] (approximate date).

==== Arabian Empire ====
* Emir [[Nasir al-Dawla]] is deposed and imprisoned at [[Mosul]] after a 32-year reign by his son [[Abu Taghlib]], the ''[[de facto]]'' governor, and supporters. He becomes the new ruler of the [[Hamdanid dynasty|Emirate of Mosul]].
* The [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid]] general [[Jawhar (general)|Jawhar al-Siqilli]] launches a military campaign in the west of the [[Maghreb]]. He resumes his expansion, together with the [[Zirid dynasty|Zirids]], and conquers [[Fez, Morocco|Fez]] (modern-day [[Morocco]]).

==== Japan ====
* [[July 5]] &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Murakami|Murakami]] dies after a 21-year reign. He is succeeded by his 17-year-old son [[Emperor Reizei|Reizei]], who is insane and becomes the 63rd emperor of [[Japan]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Otto I completes and dedicates a [[Magdeburg Cathedral|new cathedral]] at [[Magdeburg]] in [[Saxony]]. Like other imperial churches of the period, it includes a [[westwork]] – a structure attached to the entrance wall and outfitted with galleries. Otto makes Magdeburg a base for [[missionary]] efforts to convert the [[Slavs]] to the east. The patron saint of the city is [[Saint Maurice|Mauritius]], who, as a military leader fighting for [[Christianity]] against pagan armies, shares affinities with Otto himself.
* Re-foundation of [[Romsey Abbey]] in [[Hampshire]] by King [[Edgar the Peaceful|Edgar I]] ('''the Peaceful'''). He appoints [[Mærwynn|Merewenna]], an English noblewoman, as [[abbess]] who becomes a foster mother to Princess [[Ælfflæd]] (a step-daughter of Edgar).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.britannia.com/church/saxchurch/romsey.html |title=The Abbey Church of St. Mary & St. Aethelfla |access-date=October 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619173050/http://www.britannia.com/church/saxchurch/romsey.html |archive-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[April 22]] &ndash; The [[Cambodia]]n temple [[Banteay Srei]] is consecrated and dedicated to the [[Hindu]] god [[Shiva]].
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== Births ==
* [[December 7]] &ndash; [[Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr]], Persian [[Sufism|Sufi]] poet (d. [[1049]])
* [[Bolesław I of Poland|Bolesław I]] ('''the Brave'''), king of [[Greater Poland|Poland]] (d. [[1025]])
* [[Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine|Gothelo I]], duke of [[Duchy of Lorraine|Lorraine]] (approximate date)
* [[Lin Bu]], Chinese [[Chinese poetry|poet]] and calligrapher (d. [[1028]])
* [[Vahram Pahlavouni]], prince of [[Bjni]] ([[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)|Armenia]]) (d. [[1045]])
* [[Walter of Speyer]], German bishop and poet (d. [[1027]])

== Deaths ==
* [[February 9]] &ndash; [[Sayf al-Dawla]], Hamdanid [[emir]] (b. [[916]])
* [[April 8]] &ndash; [[Mu'izz al-Dawla]], Buyid emir (b. [[915]])
* [[May 10]] &ndash; [[Renaud of Roucy]], Viking [[Nobility|nobleman]] 
* [[July 5]] &ndash; [[Emperor Murakami|Murakami]], emperor of [[Japan]] (b. [[926]])
* [[September 22]] &ndash; [[Wichmann the Younger|Wichmann II]], Frankish nobleman
* [[October 20]] &ndash; [[Li Yixing]], Chinese governor
* [[Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani]], Umayyad historian (b. [[897]])
* [[Muhammad ibn Ilyas|Abu 'Ali Muhammad ibn Ilyas]], Ilyasid emir
* [[Aleramo, Marquess of Montferrat|Aleramo di Savona]], marquess of [[Montferrat]]
* [[Al-Qabisi]], Hamdanid [[Judicial astrology|astrologer]] (approximate date)
* [[Ashot III of Taron|Ashot III]], prince of [[Taron (historic Armenia)|Taron]] (approximate date)
* [[Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia|Boleslaus I]] ('''the Cruel'''), duke of [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]] (or [[972]])
* [[Dub, King of Scotland|Dub mac Maíl Coluīm]], king of [[Alba]] ([[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]])
* [[Fergal ua Ruairc]], king of [[Connacht]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Hugh II of Lusignan|Hugh II]] ('''the Kind'''), lord of [[House of Lusignan|Lusignan]]
* [[Krishna III]], ruler of the [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakuta Dynasty]]
* [[Li Cheng (painter)|Li Cheng]], Chinese [[Chinese painting|painter]] (b. [[919]])
* [[Robert of Vermandois]], Frankish nobleman (or [[968]])
* [[Vushmgir]], Ziyarid emir (approximate date)
* [[Wahsudan ibn Muhammad]], Sallarid emir
* [[Yan Xu]], Chinese [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]] (b. [[910]])

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