PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 950 – 959

The world in the 950s

From 950 to 959 the atlas holds 281 states standing at some time. 12 things began - Duchy of Lorraine, Battle of Lechfeld and Lower Lotharingia among them - and 7 ended; 24 people were born and 28 died, 3 of all these dated only to the decade.

Its years

The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.

950: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other950951: 3 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other951952: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other952953: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other953954: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other954955: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other955956: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other956957: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other957958: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other958959: 3 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other959

What began in the 950s

By kind, the best known first.

States 9

and 1 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 3

What ended in the 950s

States 7

Born and died

Born 24

and 8 more in the atlas.

Died 28

and 12 more in the atlas.

States of the 950s

The states that stood at some time in the 950s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 950.

Europe: 132 statesEurope132Middle East and North Africa: 39 statesMiddle East and North Africa39Sub-Saharan Africa: 3 statesSub-Saharan Africa3South Asia: 36 statesSouth Asia36East and Southeast Asia: 39 statesEast and Southeast Asia39Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 19 statesLocation unknown19

Europe132 states

and 124 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa39 states

and 31 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa3 states

South Asia36 states

and 28 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia39 states

and 31 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania13 states

and 5 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown19 states

and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 930 – 979: every state, war and life of the 950s, region by region.
  • On the map in 955: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.

Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.