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Asia
The Tu'i Tonga Empire begins to form in the Pacific Ocean.
The Later Han in China falls.
Sayf al-Daula leads 30,000 men in a raid into Byzantine Anatolia. He defeats Bardas Phokas, but is then ambushed on his return and heavily defeated by Leo Phokas.
Europe
Duke Boleslav I of Bohemia makes peace with Otto I.
Lothair II, king of Italy dies and his widow, Adelaide of Italy, is overthrown by an usurper, Berengar of Ivrea.
Page with Joshua Leading the Israelites, from the Joshua Roll, is made in Constantinople. It is now kept at Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome (approximate date).
World
World population is estimated to be 250 million.
Asia
Allat the Maharana of Mewar comes to power.
The Later Zhou is founded by Guo Wei in China.
The Chu State is absorbed by the Southern Tang Kingdom in China.
The Northern Han Kingdom is founded by Liu Min in northern China.
Emperor Shizong of the Liao Dynasty successfully repels a Chinese advance.
Europe
Kalbid forces defeat the Byzantines in Calabria.
Asia
Battle of Marash: Sayf al-Dawla scores a major victory over the Byzantines, led by Bardas Phokas the Elder.
Europe
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia and Conrad the Red rebel against German King Otto I.
The town of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal appears for the first time, under the name Villa Euracini.
Europe
King Máel Coluim I of Scotland is killed in battle against the Highlanders. He is succeeded by Indulf I of Scotland.
Chateau Chinon is built by Theobald I of Blois.
A Hungarian army, led by Bulcsú, fights in Germany against Otto I, then goes to France, where it besieges many monasteries and the city of Cambrai. Afterward, they return home to northern Italy.
On the death of Eric Bloodaxe, Edred becomes the first king of all England.
Africa
The Banu Ya'la tribesmen destroy Oran.
Europe
August 10 – Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I the Great defeats the Magyars. The commanders of the Hungarian army, Bulcsú and Lehel, are captured and executed by the Germans. These losses force the Hungarians to halt their campaigns into Western Europe (Germany, Italy, France). Howewer, their campaigns in the Balkans continue until 970.
November 23 – Eadwig becomes King of England.
Religion
December 16 – Pope John XII succeeds Pope Agapetus II, as the 130th pope. He may be as young as 18 on taking office.
September/October – A Byzantine fleet under Basil Hexamilites deals a crushing defeat, to the fleet of Tarsus.
An earthquake badly damages the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Asia
The Chandra Hindu Dynasty ends, thus beginning a time of chaos in areas belonging to modern-day India.
Japan: The Tenryaku Era ends, and the Tentoku Era begins.
Religion
Olga of Kiev converts to the Eastern Orthodox Church, from paganism.
Africa
The Fatimid general Gawhar al-Siqilli takes Ifgan, the capital of the rebellious Kharijite Banu Ya'la tribesmen. In the following two years, Gawhar conquers most of the north of modern Morocco and Algeria. In particular, he conquers the cities of Tanger, Sijilmasa and Tlemcen.
Asia
October/November - Battle of Raban: The Byzantines under John Tzimiskes defeat Sayf al-Dawla.
King Kshemgupta of Kashmir dies, and is succeeded by his young son Abhimanyu. Didda, widow of the former and mother of the latter, becomes de facto ruler.
The Later Zhou strikes at Liao Dynasty positions in the Sixteen Prefectures, but is defeated.
Europe
Probable date of the foundation of the Marche Dynasty.
Europe
October 1 – King Eadwig of England dies, and is succeeded by his brother Edgar the Peaceful, who effectively completes the unification of England, when Northumbria submits to his rule.
Dunstan, Bishop of Worcester and London, is appointed by Edgar as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne divides the Duchy of Lorraine with his nephew Frederic.
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