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Year 958 (CMLVIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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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.

    • Births

  • Basil II, Byzantine Emperor
  • Samuil of Bulgaria
  • Vladimir I, Prince of Kievan Rus

    • Deaths

  • King Gorm the Old of Denmark
  • Abul Hasan Ali Al-Masu'di, Arab geographer, historian, and physicist
  • Tuathal mac Augaire, King of Leinster, Ireland

    • References

    958 Wikipedia
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