969
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 930s 940s 950s – 960s – 970s 980s 990s |
| Years: | 966 967 968 – 969 – 970 971 972 |
| 969 by topic | |
| Politics | |
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| Birth and death categories | |
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| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 969 CMLXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1722 |
| Armenian calendar | 418 ԹՎ ՆԺԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5719 |
| Bengali calendar | 376 |
| Berber calendar | 1919 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1513 |
| Burmese calendar | 331 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6477–6478 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 3665 or 3605 — to — 己巳年 (Earth Snake) 3666 or 3606 |
| Coptic calendar | 685–686 |
| Discordian calendar | 2135 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 961–962 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4729–4730 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1025–1026 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 891–892 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4070–4071 |
| Holocene calendar | 10969 |
| Iranian calendar | 347–348 |
| Islamic calendar | 358–359 |
| Japanese calendar | Anna 2 (安和２年) |
| Julian calendar | 969 CMLXIX |
| Korean calendar | 3302 |
| Minguo calendar | 943 before ROC 民前943年 |
| Seleucid era | 1280/1281 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1511–1512 |
Year 969 (CMLXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
- December 11 – John I Tzimiskes becomes Byzantine Emperor after assassinating Nikephoros II Phokas.
Europe
- Peter I abdicates and retires to a monastery and is succeeded by Boris II as Tsar of Bulgaria.
- Conquest of Bulgaria by Sviatoslav I of Kiev.
Africa
- June: Fustat surrenders to the Fatimids, ending the Ikhshidid dynasty and signalling the takeover of Egypt by the Fatimids.
Asia
- Emperor En'yū succeeds Emperor Reizei on the throne of Japan.
- Jing Zong succeeds Mu Zong in the Khitan Empire.
- October 28 – Byzantine general Michael Bourtzes seizes part of Antioch's fortifications. The capture of the city from the Arabs is completed three days later, when reinforcements under the stratopedarches Peter arrive.
- Uththama Chola becomes the Chola Emperor after the mysterious death of Aditya Karikalan (also known as Aditya Chola II). He rules for 16 years. Arulmolivarman becomes the heir apparent, and later the great Rajaraja Chola I.
Births
Deaths
- July 11 – Olga of Kiev
- Harald II of Norway
- December 11 – Nikephoros II Phokas (murdered by John I Tzimiskes)
- Emperor Muzong of Liao (murdered)
