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Years: 954 955 956 957 - 958 - 959 960 961 962 |
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Decades: 920s 930s 940s - 950s - 960s 970s 980s |
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Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
Events
- Kshemgupta , King of Kashmir dies and is succeeded by his young son Abhimanyu. Didda , widow of the former and mother of the later, becomes de facto ruler.
Births
- Basil II, later Eastern Roman Emperor, see Byzantine Emperors.
Deaths
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Gorm the Old of Denmark, see List of Danish monarchs.
- Kshemgupta , king of Kashmir
- Abul Hasan Ali Al-Masu'di - geographer, historian and physicist
Arts and Literature
- First literary reference to legendary Sherwood Forest, although no mention yet of Robin Hood, its most famous bandit denizen.
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