969
| 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 | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 969 CMLXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1722 |
| Armenian calendar | 418 ԹՎ ՆԺԸ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -875 – -874 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1513 |
| Chinese calendar | 3605/3665-12-11 (戊辰年十二月十一日) — to —
3606/3666-11-20(己巳年十一月二十日) |
| Coptic calendar | 685 – 686 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 961 – 962 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4729 – 4730 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1024 – 1025 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 891 – 892 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4070 – 4071 |
| Holocene calendar | 10969 |
| Iranian calendar | 347 – 348 |
| Islamic calendar | 358 – 359 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1629 (皇紀1629年) |
| Julian calendar | 1014 |
| Korean calendar | 3302 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1512 |
Events
By Place
Byzantine Empire
- December 11 — John I becomes Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Europe
Africa
- Fatimids conquer Egypt and move their capital from Kairouan (in modern Tunisia) to Fustat, subsequently founding a new capital city just north of Fustat, and naming it Cairo.
Asia
- Emperor En'yū succeeds Emperor Reizei on the throne of Japan.
- Jing Zong succeeds Mu Zong in Khitan.
- Nicephorus II captures Antioch from the Arabs.
- 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 heir apparent who later becomes the great Rajaraja Chola I
Births
Deaths
- January 29 — Peter I of Bulgaria.
- July 11 — Olga of Kiev.
- Harald II of Norway.
- Nicephorus II, murdered by John I Tzimisces, Theophano (10th century)'s lover.
- Emperor Muzong of Liao (murdered).
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