User:DerekSquared/Drafts/958
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 920s 930s 940s – 950s – 960s 970s 980s |
| Years: | 955 956 957 – 958 – 959 960 961 |
958 was a common year.
Events
change- Probable date of the start of the Marche dynasty.
- King Kshemgupta of Kashmir dies. He is succeeded by his young son Abhimanyu. Didda, his mother, becomes de facto ruler.
- The Later Zhou Dynasty goes against Liao Dynasty positions in the Sixteen Prefectures. They are defeated.
- Battle of Raban: Byzantines under John Tzimiskes defeat Sayf al-Dawla
Births
change- Basil II, Byzantine Emperor
- Samuil of Bulgaria
- Vladimir I, Prince of Kievan Rus
Deaths
change- King Gorm the Old of Denmark
- Masudi, Arab geographer, historian, and physicist
- Tuathal mac Augaire, King of Leinster, Ireland