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In the year 954
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Emperor Shih Tsung has the largest single piece of cast iron in ancient China made to celebrate his campaign against the Tartars. Known as the Great Lion of Tsang-chou, it weighs about 40 tons. See also 695 Construction; 1105 Construction.
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This article is about the year 954.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 920s 930s 940s – 950s – 960s 970s 980s |
| Years: | 951 952 953 – 954 – 955 956 957 |
| 954 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 954 CMLIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1707 |
| Armenian calendar | 403 ԹՎ ՆԳ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5704 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -890–-889 |
| Bengali calendar | 361 |
| Berber calendar | 1904 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 1498 |
| Burmese calendar | 316 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6462–6463 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸丑年十一月廿四日 (3590/3650-11-24) — to —
甲寅年十二月初四日(3591/3651-12-4) |
| Coptic calendar | 670–671 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 946–947 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4714–4715 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1010–1011 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 876–877 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4055–4056 |
| Holocene calendar | 10954 |
| Iranian calendar | 332–333 |
| Islamic calendar | 342–343 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Julian calendar | 954 CMLIV |
| Korean calendar | 3287 |
| Minguo calendar | 958 before ROC 民前958年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1497 |
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Year 954 (CMLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
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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.
- On the death of Eric Bloodaxe, Edred becomes the first king of all England.
- Principality of Seborga claims its independence
Births
Deaths
- September 10 – King Louis IV of France (b. 920)
- King Eric I of Norway
- Guo Wei, also known as Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou
- Feng Tao
- Liu Min
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