943

943 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	943; CMXLIII
Ab urbe condita	1696
Armenian calendar	392; ԹՎ ՅՂԲ
Assyrian calendar	5693
Balinese saka calendar	864–865
Bengali calendar	350
Berber calendar	1893
Buddhist calendar	1487
Burmese calendar	305
Byzantine calendar	6451–6452
Chinese calendar	壬寅年 (Water Tiger); 3639 or 3579; — to —; 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit); 3640 or 3580
Coptic calendar	659–660
Discordian calendar	2109
Ethiopian calendar	935–936
Hebrew calendar	4703–4704
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	999–1000
- Shaka Samvat	864–865
- Kali Yuga	4043–4044
Holocene calendar	10943
Iranian calendar	321–322
Islamic calendar	331–332
Japanese calendar	Tengyō 6; (天慶６年)
Javanese calendar	843–844
Julian calendar	943; CMXLIII
Korean calendar	3276
Minguo calendar	969 before ROC ; 民前969年
Nanakshahi calendar	−525
Seleucid era	1254/1255 AG
Thai solar calendar	1485–1486
Tibetan calendar	阳水虎年; (male Water-Tiger); 1069 or 688 or −84; — to —; 阴水兔年; (female Water-Rabbit); 1070 or 689 or −83

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century ; 10th century ; 11th century ;
Decades:	920s ; 930s ; 940s ; 950s ; 960s ;
Years:	940 ; 941 ; 942 ; 943 ; 944 ; 945 ; 946 ;

Last updated May 08, 2022

Year 943 ( CMXLIII ) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

Spring – Allied with the Rus', a Hungarian army raids Moesia and Thrace. Emperor Romanos I buys peace, and accepts to pay a yearly tribute (protection money) to the Hungarians.^[1] His frontiers now 'protected' on the Balkan Peninsula, Romanos sends a Byzantine expeditionary force (80,000 men) led by general John Kourkouas (his commander-in-chief) to invade northern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq).

Europe

Caspian expeditions of the Rus': The Rus' under the Varangian prince Igor I of Kiev sail up the Kura River, deep into the Caucasus, and defeat the forces of the Sallarid ruler Marzuban ibn Muhammad. They capture the fortress city of Barda (modern Azerbaijan).
Battle of Wels: A joint Bavarian–Carantanian army led by Bertold (duke of Bavaria) defeats the Hungarians near Wels (Upper Austria), who are attacked at a crossing of the Enns River at Ennsburg.^[2]

England

King Edmund I ravages Strathclyde and defeats the Scottish king Constantine II, who has reigned as king of Alba since 900. Constantine, ruler of the 'Picts and Scots', abdicates to enter a monastery and yields control of his realm to his cousin Malcolm I.^[3]
The Trinity Bridge at Crowland, Lincolnshire is described, in the 'Charter of Eadred'.^[4]

Births

Dayang Jingxuan, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (d. 1027)
Edgar I (the Peaceful), king of England (approximate date)
Emma of Paris, duchess consort of Normandy (d. 968)
Ibn Zur'a, Abbasid physician and philosopher (d. 1008)
Matilda, queen consort of Burgundy (approximate date)

Deaths

February 23
- David I, prince of Tao-Klarjeti (Georgia)
- Herbert II, Frankish nobleman
February 26 – Muirchertach mac Néill, king of Ailech (Ireland)
March 16 – Pi Guangye, chancellor of Wuyue (b. 877)
March 30 – Li Bian, emperor of Southern Tang (b. 889)
April 6
- Liu Churang, Chinese general (b. 881)
- Nasr II, Samanid emir (b. 906)
April 10 – Landulf I, prince of Benevento and Capua (Italy)
April 15 – Liu Bin, emperor of Southern Han (b. 920)
April 18 – Fujiwara no Atsutada, Japanese nobleman (b. 906)
July 4 – Wang Kon, founder of Goryeo (Korea) (b. 877)
July 26 – Motoyoshi, Japanese nobleman and poet (b. 890)
November 8 – Liu, empress of Qi (Ten Kingdoms) (b. 877)
Cao Zhongda, official and chancellor of Wuyue (b. 882)
Gagik I of Vaspurakan, Armenian king (or 936)
Liu Honggao, chancellor of Southern Han (b. 923)
Sinan ibn Thabit, Persian physician (b. 880)
Urchadh mac Murchadh, king of Maigh Seóla (Ireland)
Xu Jie, Chinese officer and chancellor (b. 868)
Zhang Yuxian, Chinese rebel leader (approximate date)

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The 900s decade ran from January 1, 900, to December 31, 909.

The 910s decade ran from January 1, 910, to December 31, 919.

The 920s decade ran from January 1, 920, to December 31, 929.

The 930s decade ran from January 1, 930, to December 31, 939.

The 940s decade ran from January 1, 940, to December 31, 949.

The 950s decade ran from January 1, 950, to December 31, 959.

The 960s decade ran from January 1, 960, to December 31, 969.

The 970s decade ran from January 1, 970, to December 31, 979.

Year 948 (CMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

The 1030s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1030, and ended on December 31, 1039.

Year 988 (CMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.

Year 970 (CMLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 970th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini designations, the 970th year of the 1st millennium, the 70th year of the 10th century, and the 1st year of the 970s decade.

Year 906 (CMVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

Year 907 (CMVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

Year 882 (DCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

Year 945 (CMXLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

Year 937 (CMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.

Year 940 (CMXL) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

Year 944 (CMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

References

↑ Brian Todd Cary (2012). Road to Manzikert – Byanztine and Islamic Warfare (527–1071), p. 81. ISBN 978-184884-215-1.
↑ Charles R. Bowlus. The Battle of Lechfield and his Aftermath, August 955: The End of the Age of Migrations in the Latin West. Ashgate (2006), p. 145.
↑ Woolf, Pictland to Alba, p. 175; Anderson, Early Sources, pp. 444-448; Broun, "Constantine II".
↑ Quoted in Wheeler, W.H. (1896). A history of the fens of South Lincolnshire (2 ed.). Boston: J.M.Newcomb. p. 313.

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[1] Brian Todd Cary (2012). Road to Manzikert – Byanztine and Islamic Warfare (527–1071), p. 81. ISBN 978-184884-215-1.

[2] Charles R. Bowlus. The Battle of Lechfield and his Aftermath, August 955: The End of the Age of Migrations in the Latin West. Ashgate (2006), p. 145.

[3] Woolf, Pictland to Alba, p. 175; Anderson, Early Sources, pp. 444-448; Broun, "Constantine II".

[wheeler-4] Quoted in Wheeler, W.H. (1896). A history of the fens of South Lincolnshire (2 ed.). Boston: J.M.Newcomb. p. 313.

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Gregorian calendar	943 CMXLIII
Ab urbe condita	1696
Armenian calendar	392 ԹՎ ՅՂԲ
Assyrian calendar	5693
Balinese saka calendar	864–865
Bengali calendar	350
Berber calendar	1893
Buddhist calendar	1487
Burmese calendar	305
Byzantine calendar	6451–6452
Chinese calendar	壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 3639 or 3579 — to — 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit) 3640 or 3580
Coptic calendar	659–660
Discordian calendar	2109
Ethiopian calendar	935–936
Hebrew calendar	4703–4704
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	999–1000
- Shaka Samvat	864–865
- Kali Yuga	4043–4044
Holocene calendar	10943
Iranian calendar	321–322
Islamic calendar	331–332
Japanese calendar	Tengyō 6 (天慶６年)
Javanese calendar	843–844
Julian calendar	943 CMXLIII
Korean calendar	3276
Minguo calendar	969 before ROC 民前969年
Nanakshahi calendar	−525
Seleucid era	1254/1255 AG
Thai solar calendar	1485–1486
Tibetan calendar	阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) 1069 or 688 or −84 — to — 阴水兔年 (female Water-Rabbit) 1070 or 689 or −83

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