| Centuries: | 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
| Decades: | 940s 950s 960s - 970s - 980s 990s 1000s |
| Years: | 968 969 970 - 971 - 972 973 974 |
| 971 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 971 CMLXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1724 |
| Armenian calendar | 420 ԹՎ ՆԻ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -873 – -872 |
| Berber calendar | 1921 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1515 |
| Burmese calendar | 333 |
| Chinese calendar | 3607/3667-12-2 (庚午年十二月初二日) — to —
3608/3668-12-11(辛未年十二月十一日) |
| Coptic calendar | 687 – 688 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 963 – 964 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4731 – 4732 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1026 – 1027 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 893 – 894 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4072 – 4073 |
| Holocene calendar | 10971 |
| Iranian calendar | 349 – 350 |
| Islamic calendar | 360 – 361 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3304 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1514 |
971 was a year in the 10th century. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Simple940s Zh-yue940年代 Events and Trends Simple950s Zh-yue950年代 Events and Trends Khazar kingdom is attacked and defeated by Kievan Rus ( 965) Simple970s Zh-yue970年代 Events and Trends 983 — Pagan West Slavs revolt temporarily ending attempts at conversion and forcing abandonment of German sees and monasteries east Events and Trends Sei Shōnagon writes The Pillow Book. Simple990s Zh-yue990年代 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century 968 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Asia The Pechenegs begin the Siege of Kiev 969 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Byzantine Empire December 11 — John I becomes 970 was a year in the 10th century. Events This is an area code in Northwest Colorado Also see 970 Gang By Place 972 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Europe Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine Events By Place Africa The Fatimids move their capital to Cairo. Events By Place Africa The Carmathians are defeated in Egypt by Jawhar as-Siqilli; Fatimid rule is consolidated 970 state leaders - Events of 971 - 972 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Fatimid Caliphate The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King
Events
By Place
Europe
- Kenneth II of Scotland succeeds Culen as King, though he will not be sole king until 977. Cináed mac Maíl Coluim, ( Modern Gaelic: Coinneach mac Mhaoil Chaluim) anglicised as Kenneth II, and nicknamed An Fionnghalach, "The Cuilén mac Ildulb ( Modern Gaelic: Cailean) sometimes angicised as Culen or Colin, and nicknamed An Fionn, "the White" Events By Place Europe Saint Æthelwold of Winchester, Bishop of Winchester, rebuilds the western end of the Old Minster
- Saint Swithun's body is moved into an indoor shrine (he was previously buried outside). Saint Swithun (or Swithin) (died 2 July, 862) was an early English Bishop of Winchester, now best known for the popular British A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’ also used as a desk like the French bureau) was originally a container usually made of precious materials used Burial, also called interment and inhumation, is the act of placing a person or object into the ground The ceremony is said to have been marred by 40 days of torrential rain. Rain is Liquid precipitation. On Earth it is the condensation of atmospheric Water vapor into drops heavy enough to fall often making it to
Asia
- January 23 - In China, the war elephant corps of the Southern Han are soundly defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song Dynasty troops. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National A war elephant is an Elephant trained and guided by humans for combat Southern Han ( Vietnamese: Nam Hán was a kingdom that existed during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period ( 907 - 960) A crossbow is a Weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles often called bolts The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms The Southern Han state is forced to submit to the Song Dynasty, ending not only Southern Han rule, but also the first regular war elephant corps employed in a Chinese army that had gained the Southern Han victories throughout the 10th century. Southern Han ( Vietnamese: Nam Hán was a kingdom that existed during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period ( 907 - 960) The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
- Basileus John I Tzimiskes defeats Sviatoslav I of Kiev in the Fifth Rus'-Byzantine War (SeeBattle of Dorostolon). John I Tzimiskes or Tzimisces, (Ιωάννης Α΄ Τζιμισκής Iōannēs I Tzimiskēs; Հովհաննես Ա Չմշկիկ Hovhannes Ayp Chmshgig The Battle of Dorostolon was fought in 971 between the Byzantine Empire and forces of Kievan Rus.
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Abul-Hasan Kūshyār ibn Labbān ibn Bashahri Gilani (971 - 1029 also known as Kūshyār Gīlānī ( was a Persian mathematician geographer and astronomer from Jilan Mahmud of Ghazni (محمود غزنوی Maḥmūd-e Ghaznawī ( November 2, 971 - April 30, 1030) also known as Yāmīn Emperor Shengzong of Liao (971 - 1031 also known as Yelu Longxu (耶律隆绪 succeeded Emperor Jingzong as Emperor of the Liao Dynasty at the age of Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn al-Hasan Al-Khazini (900-971 was a Persian astronomer and mathematician from Khorasan. Cuilén mac Ildulb ( Modern Gaelic: Cailean) sometimes angicised as Culen or Colin, and nicknamed An Fionn, "the White" Ziri ibn Manad (died 971 founder of the Zirid dynasty in the Maghreb.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic