Year
The world in 951
In 951 the atlas holds 275 states standing across 6 regions. 3 things began that year - Later Zhou, Shaddadids and Northern Han - and 2 ended; 2 people were born and 4 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 950s page, and to its century on the 10th century.
What began in 951
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 3
- Later Zhou · state · 951 – 960
- Shaddadids · state · 951 – 1199
- Northern Han · state · 951 – 979
What ended in 951
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 951 2
- Henry II of Bavaria · ruler · 951 – 995
- Sharaf al-Dawla · person · 951 – 989
Died in 951 4
- Al-Farabi · astronomer · 870 – 951
- Ramiro II of León · politician · 898 – 951
- Emperor Shizong of Liao · ruler · 919 – 951
- Liu Chengyou · ruler · 931 – 951
Standing in 951
The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.
Europe127 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present · Gorm the Old, Monarch of Denmark since 934 and Gorm the Old, Monarch of Denmark since 936
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240 · Sviatoslav I of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 945
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Pietro III Candiano, Doge of Venice since 942
- Kingdom of England · 927 – 1707 · Eadred, Monarch of England since 946
- Papal States · 754 – 1870 · Agapetus II, Pope since 946
and 117 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa39 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Constantine VII, Byzantine emperor since 913
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Muti', Abbasid caliph since 946
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Al-Mansur Billah, Fatimid Caliph since 946
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Caliphate of Córdoba · 929 – 1031 · Abd al-Rahman III, caliph of Córdoba since 929
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Idrisid dynasty · 788 – 974 · Abu'l-Aysh ibn al-Qasim Jannun, sultan since 948
- Buyid dynasty · 934 – 1062 · Mu'izz al-Dawla, Amir since 945
and 29 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa2 states
- Sultanate of Mogadishu · 901 – 1600
- Empire of Kitara · 940 – 1300
South Asia36 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Parantaka I, Chola king since 907
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212 · Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan, khan since 920
- Saffarid dynasty · 861 – 1003 · Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad, Amir of the Saffarid dynasty since 923
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Rajyapala, emperor since 925
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Rashtrakuta Empire · 753 – 982 · Krishna III(kannara deva), Rashtrakuta emperor since 939
- Samanid Empire · 819 – 999
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Pratihara dynasty · 800 – 1036
and 26 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia39 states
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Indravarman III, king since 916
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period · 907 – 960 · Liu Chengyou, Emperor of China since 948 and Guo Wei, Emperor of China since 951
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Liao dynasty · 916 – 1125 · Emperor Shizong of Liao, Emperor of China since 947 and Emperor Muzong of Liao, Emperor of China since 951
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Theinhko, King of Burma since 934
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Dali Kingdom · 937 – 1253
and 29 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania13 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Wari Empire · 600 – 1100
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
and 3 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown19 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598 · Sviatoslav I of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 945
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Hindu Shahis · 850 – 1026
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
- Chŏngan · 938 – 986 · Yeol Man-hwa, King since 938
and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 926 – 976: every state, war and life of 951 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 951: 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.