940s

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century–10th century–11th century
Decades:	910s920s930s–940s–950s960s970s
Years:	940941942943944945946947948949
Categories:	Births–Deaths–Architecture Establishments–Disestablishments

The940swas a decade that started on 1 January 940 and ended on 31 December 949. It is distinct from the decade known as the95th decadewhich began on January 1, 941. and ended on December 31, 950.

940

• Saadia Gaonmakes hissiddur(Jewish prayer book) inIraq.
• Narita-sanTemple is founded inChiba,Japan.
• TheLiao Dynastystops the rule that a younger sister replace an older sister who died inmarriage.

Births

• Abu'l-Wafa,Iranian mathematician
• Brian Boru,high king ofIreland

Deaths

• July 20 –Ibn Muqla,Abbasid vizier and calligrapher
• December 25 –Makan ibn Kaki,Dailamite warlord
• Taira no Masakado,leader of theTairaClan

941

• TheRus'-Byzantine Waris fought.
• Oda the SeverebecomesArchbishop of Canterbury.

Births

• Charles d'Outremer, son ofLouis IV of France
• Brian Bórumha mac Cennétig,High-King of Ireland

Deaths

• April 21 –Bajkam,commander of commanders of the Abbasid Caliphate

942

• TheChavda Kingdomis overthrown inGujarat,India.
• October 30 –Pope Marinus IIsucceedsPope Stephen VIIIas the 128thpope.

Births

• Pampa,Kannadapoet inIndia
• Genshin,Tendaischolar

Deaths

• KingIdwal Foelof Gwynedd
• December 17 –William I of Normandy
• Gaozu of Later Jin,founder of theLater Jin Dynastyin China
• Liu Yanof the Southern Han Kingdom

943

• KingConstantin II of Scotlandretires and becomes a monk. His cousinMalcolm I of Scotlandbecomes king.

Births

• Dayang Jingxuan,aZen Buddhistmonk

Deaths

• Wang Kon,founder of theKoryo dynasty
• Emperor Liezu of Southern Tang

944

• The city ofAlgiersis (re)founded by theZiridkingBuluggin ibn Ziri.
• Abu Yazidstarts a rebellion against theFatimidsin theAuresMountains.
• TheAl-Askari Mosqueis built inSamarra.
• KingEdmund I of EnglandtakesNorthumbriafrom theVikings.
• EmperorRomanos I Lekapenosis deposed asByzantine emperor.It was by his own sons,Stephen LekapenosandConstantine Lekapenos.

Births

• Otto, Duke of Burgundy
• Minamoto no Yorimitsu
• Fujiwara no Sukemasa
• Fujiwara no Akimitsu

Deaths

• Flaithbertach mac Inmainén,abbot of Inis Cathaig, Ireland
• Wilgred of Lindisfarne,Bishop of Lindisfarne
• Abu Mansur Al Maturidi,Muslim theologian
• Ngo Quyen,Vietnamese prefect and general
• Wichmann the Elder,Saxon nobleman
• Donnchad Donn,King of Ireland

945

• TheBuyid dynastytakes control ofBaghdad.
• TheMinKingdom is taken over by theSouthern TangKingdom.
• Edmund Iof England conquersStrathclyde.He makes an alliance withMalcolm I of Scotlandand givesCumberlandandWestmorlandto him.
• Lothair II of Italytakes control of Italy.
• Romanos I Lekapenosis overthrown. Byzantine EmperorConstantine VIIrules alone.

Births

• Abbo of Fleury,Frenchmonk

Deaths

• Igor of Kiev
• KingKrešimir I of Croatia

946

• Eadred Ibecomes king of England.
• Emperor MurakamibecomesEmperor of Japan.
• May 10 –Pope Agapitus IIsucceedsPope Marinus IIas the 129thpope.

Deaths

• May 17 –Al Qa'im,secondFatimidcaliph.
• May 26 – KingEdmund I of England

947

• TheLater Jin Dynastyfalls to theLater Han DynastyinChina.

Births

• Adelaide of Anjou,daughter ofFulk II of Anjouand Gerberg

Deaths

• May 18 –Emperor Taizongof theLiao Dynasty
• Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl,Toltecruler
• Wulfgar of Lichfield,Bishop of Lichfield
• Sexhelm of Lindisfarne,Bishop of Lindisfarne
• Shi Chonggui,last Emperor ofChinafrom theLater Jin Dynasty
• Uchtred of Lindisfarne,Bishop of Lindisfarne
• Zoltán of Hungary,Grand Prince of the Magyars

948

• TheNri Kingdomis started byEri.The kingdom was in what is nowNigeria.
• TheNallur Kandaswamy templeis built.

Births

• Gang Gam-chan,Korean government official and military commander
• Emperor Jingzong of Liao

Deaths

• December 16 –Romanos I Lekapenos,Byzantine Emperor
• Gao Conghui
• Gaozu of Later Han

949

• TheByzantine Empirestarts another expedition against theEmirate of Crete.

Deaths

• Emperor Yōzei,Emperor of Japan
• Yunmen Wenyan,ChineseZenBuddhist monk