Explore 21 historical events from 950–959.
Murong Yanchao, known at one point as Yan Kunlun (閻崑崙), was a Chinese general of the Later Tang, Later Jin, and Later Han dynasties. As a half-brother of the Later Han founding emp…
Murong Yanchao, Chinese general
Abu Mansur Nizar, known by his regnal name as al-Aziz Billah, was the fifth caliph of the Fatimid dynasty, from 975 to his death in 996. His reign saw the capture of Damascus and t…
Al-Aziz Billah, Fatimid caliph (died 996)
Lu Wenji, courtesy name Zichi (子持), was a Chinese official who served the Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou dynasties. He was a chancellor during the re…
Lu Wenji, Chinese chancellor (born 876)
Feng Dao, courtesy name Kedao, posthumous title the Wenyi Prince of Ying, was a Chinese inventor, printer, and official. He was a government official during the Five Dynasties and …
Feng Dao, Chinese prince and chancellor (born 882)
Muhammad III was the Shirvanshah from 981 to 991. He was the son and successor of Ahmad.
Muhammad III of Shirvan, Muslim ruler
Robert, also spelled Ruotbert or Rotbert, was the archbishop of Trier from 931 until his death. He played a leading role in the politics of both Germany and France, and especially …
Robert, archbishop of Trier
Zhao Ying, courtesy name Yuanhui (元輝), was a Chinese historian, military general, and politician of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period Later Tang and Later Jin stat…
Zhao Ying, Chinese chancellor (born 885)
Guadamir was the bishop of Vic from 948 until his death.
Guadamir, bishop of Vic (Spain)
Hugh the Great was the duke of the Franks and count of Paris. He was the most powerful magnate in France. Son of King Robert I of France and Beatrice of Vermandois, Hugh was Margra…
Hugh the Great, Frankish nobleman (born 898)
Emperor Reizei was the 63rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Reizei, Japanese emperor (died 1011)
Eraclus, alternatively Eraclius or Evraclus, was the 25th bishop of Liège (959–971).
Eraclus becomes the 25th bishop of Liège.
Chai Rong, later known as Guo Rong (郭榮), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou, was the second emperor of the Later Zhou dynasty of China, during the F…
Chai Rong, emperor of Later Zhou
Guadamir was the bishop of Vic from 948 until his death.
Guadamir, bishop of Vic (Spain)
Robert, also spelled Ruotbert or Rotbert, was the archbishop of Trier from 931 until his death. He played a leading role in the politics of both Germany and France, and especially …
Robert, archbishop of Trier
Muhammad III was the Shirvanshah from 981 to 991. He was the son and successor of Ahmad.
Muhammad III of Shirvan, Muslim ruler
Hugh the Great was the duke of the Franks and count of Paris. He was the most powerful magnate in France. Son of King Robert I of France and Beatrice of Vermandois, Hugh was Margra…
Hugh the Great, Frankish nobleman (born 898)
The Battle of Lechfeld, also known as the Second Battle of Lechfeld, was a series of military engagements over the course of three days from 10–12 August 955 in which the Kingdom o…
Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.
Abu Mansur Nizar, known by his regnal name as al-Aziz Billah, was the fifth caliph of the Fatimid dynasty, from 975 to his death in 996. His reign saw the capture of Damascus and t…
Al-Aziz Billah, Fatimid caliph (died 996)
He Ning, courtesy name Chengji (成績), noble title Duke of Lu (魯公), was an official of the Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Liao, Later Han, and Later Zhou dynasties, serving as a…
He Ning, Chinese chancellor (born 898)
Conrad, called the Red, was Duke of Lorraine from 944 until 953. He became the progenitor of the Imperial Salian dynasty.
Conrad ('the Red'), duke of Lorraine
Bulcsú was a chieftain of the Hungarians and military leader in the 10th century. He held the title of harka. Despite not being a member of the ruling Árpád dynasty, he was one of …
Bulcsú, Hungarian tribal chieftain (harka)
Lehel, a member of the Árpád dynasty, was a Magyar chieftain and, together with Bulcsú, one of the most important figures of the Hungarian invasions of Europe. After the Magyar def…
Lehel, Hungarian tribal chieftain
Súr or Sur was a Hungarian chieftain and military leader in the 10th century. He was one of the generals, alongside Bulcsú and Lehel, who were executed after the Battle of Lechfeld…
Súr, Hungarian tribal chieftain
The Hungarian invasions of Europe occurred in the 9th and 10th centuries, during the period of transition in the history of Europe of the Early Middle Ages, when the territory of t…
Hungarian invasions of Europe: Forces under Otto the Great were victorious at the Battle of Lechfeld (depicted) near…
Feng Dao, courtesy name Kedao, posthumous title the Wenyi Prince of Ying, was a Chinese inventor, printer, and official. He was a government official during the Five Dynasties and …
Feng Dao, Chinese prince and chancellor (born 882)
Shulü Ping, nickname Yueliduo (月里朵), formally Empress Yingtian also known as Empress Di (地皇后) during the reign of her husband Emperor Taizu of Liao, posthumous name initially Empre…
Yingtian, Chinese Khitan empress (born 879)
Murong Yanchao, known at one point as Yan Kunlun (閻崑崙), was a Chinese general of the Later Tang, Later Jin, and Later Han dynasties. As a half-brother of the Later Han founding emp…
Murong Yanchao, Chinese general
Lady Wu Hanyue (吳漢月), formally the Lady Dowager Gongyi of Wuyue (吳越國恭懿太夫人), was the mother of Qian Chu, the fifth and final king of the Chinese state Wuyue of the Five Dynasties an…
Wu Hanyue, Chinese noblewoman (born 913)
Lu Wenji, courtesy name Zichi (子持), was a Chinese official who served the Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou dynasties. He was a chancellor during the re…
Lu Wenji, Chinese chancellor (born 876)
Zhao Ying, courtesy name Yuanhui (元輝), was a Chinese historian, military general, and politician of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period Later Tang and Later Jin stat…
Zhao Ying, Chinese chancellor (born 885)
Emperor Reizei was the 63rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
Reizei, Japanese emperor (died 1011)