PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 960 – 969

The world in the 960s

From 960 to 969 the atlas holds 286 states standing at some time. 27 things began - Holy Roman Empire, Song dynasty and Large Magellanic Cloud among them - and 16 ended; 29 people were born and 26 died, 1 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.

960: 5 began — 2 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other960961: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other961962: 4 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 3 other962963: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other963964: 2 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other964965: 4 began — 1 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other965966: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other966967: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other967968: 4 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other968969: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other969

What began in the 960s

By kind, the best known first.

States 13

and 5 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 10

and 2 more in the atlas.

Regime change 1

Unrest and atrocity 1

Treaties 1

Works and ideas 1

What ended in the 960s

States 12

and 4 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 3

Unrest and atrocity 1

Born and died

Born 29

and 13 more in the atlas.

Died 26

and 10 more in the atlas.

States of the 960s

The states that stood at some time in the 960s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 960.

Europe: 134 statesEurope134Middle East and North Africa: 40 statesMiddle East and North Africa40Sub-Saharan Africa: 3 statesSub-Saharan Africa3South Asia: 38 statesSouth Asia38East and Southeast Asia: 38 statesEast and Southeast Asia38Americas and Oceania: 13 statesAmericas and Oceania13Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe134 states

and 126 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa40 states

and 32 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa3 states

South Asia38 states

and 30 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia38 states

and 30 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania13 states

and 5 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown20 states

and 12 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 940 – 989: every state, war and life of the 960s, region by region.
  • On the map in 965: 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.