Year 950 (CML) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire Arab–Byzantine War: A Hamdanid army (30,000 men) led by Sayf al-Dawla raids into Byzantine theme Anatolia. He defeats Bardas Phokas, but is then ambushed on his return and heavily defeated by Leo Phokas. Europe November 22 – King Lothair II dies at Turin (possibly poisoned by Berengar of Ivrea). Berengar is crowned king of Italy and imprisons Lothair's now 19-year-old widow, Adelaide for four months at Como. Boleslav I, duke of Bohemia, signs a peace treaty with King Otto I of the East Frankish Kingdom. He becomes his ally, but he probably wasn't forced to resume the payment of tribute. Henry I, duke of Bavaria, attacks Western Hungary, taking captives and plunder. He enlarges his duchy in the wars with the Hungarians. Wales King Hywel Dda ("the Good") dies after an 8-year reign in which he has established codified laws. His three sons Owain ap Hywel Dda, Rhodri ap Hywel, and Edwin ap Hywel divide Wales amongst themselves. Oceania The Tu'i Tonga Empire starts to expand in the Pacific Ocean. The Tu'i Tonga kings establish the capital at Mu'a on the island of Tongatapu (approximate date). By topic Religion Page with Joshua Leading the Israelites, from the Joshua Roll, is made in Constantinople. It is now kept at the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana in Rome (approximate date). Births June 12 – Reizei, Japanese emperor (d. 1011) Bernard I, German nobleman (approximate date) Dedo I, German nobleman (approximate date) Egbert, archbishop of Trier (approximate date) Emma of Blois, duchess of Aquitaine (d. 1003) Erik the Red, Norse Viking explorer (d. 1003) Guy of Anderlecht, Christian saint (d. 1012) Herbert III, Frankish nobleman (d. 995) Ibn Yunus, Fatamid astronomer (d. 1009) Lady Finella, Scottish noblewoman (d. 995) Lambert I, French nobleman (approximate date) Lothair Udo I, German nobleman (d. 994) Masako, Japanese empress consort (d. 1000) Moninho Viegas, French knight (d. 1022) Notker III, German Benedictine monk (d. 1022) Odo I (or Eudes), French nobleman (d. 996) Otto I, duke of Carinthia (approximate date) Reginar IV, French nobleman (approximate date) Sarolt, Grand Princess of Hungary (d. 1008) Soběslav, Bohemian nobleman (d. 1004) William I, French nobleman (approximate date) Wolbodo, bishop of Liège (approximate date) Deaths January 15 – Wang Jingchong, Chinese general October 7 – Li, Chinese empress