946

946 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	946; CMXLVI
Ab urbe condita	1699
Armenian calendar	395; ԹՎ ՅՂԵ
Assyrian calendar	5696
Balinese saka calendar	867–868
Bengali calendar	353
Berber calendar	1896
Buddhist calendar	1490
Burmese calendar	308
Byzantine calendar	6454–6455
Chinese calendar	乙巳年 (Wood Snake); 3643 or 3436; — to —; 丙午年 (Fire Horse); 3644 or 3437
Coptic calendar	662–663
Discordian calendar	2112
Ethiopian calendar	938–939
Hebrew calendar	4706–4707
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1002–1003
- Shaka Samvat	867–868
- Kali Yuga	4046–4047
Holocene calendar	10946
Iranian calendar	324–325
Islamic calendar	334–335
Japanese calendar	Tengyō 9; (天慶９年)
Javanese calendar	846–847
Julian calendar	946; CMXLVI
Korean calendar	3279
Minguo calendar	966 before ROC; 民前966年
Nanakshahi calendar	−522
Seleucid era	1257/1258 AG
Thai solar calendar	1488–1489
Tibetan calendar	阴木蛇年; (female Wood-Snake); 1072 or 691 or −81; — to —; 阳火马年; (male Fire-Horse); 1073 or 692 or −80

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century; 10th century ; 11th century;
Decades:	920s; 930s; 940s ; 950s; 960s;
Years:	943; 944; 945; 946 ; 947; 948; 949;

Year 946 (CMXLVI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

Summer – King Otto I invades the West Frankish Kingdom with an expeditionary force, but his armies are not strong enough to take the key cities of Laon, Reims and Paris. After three months, Otto ends his campaign without defeating his rival Hugh the Great. He manages to depose Hugh of Vermandois from his position as archbishop of Reims, restoring Artald of Reims to his former office.^[1]

May 26 – King Edmund I is murdered at age 25 by an outlawed robber while attending St. Augustine's Day mass in Pucklechurch (Gloucestershire). He is succeeded by his brother Eadred (or Edred) as king of England.^[2]

January 28 – Caliph Al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Emir Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler of the Buyid Empire. He is succeeded by Al-Muti and becomes only a figurehead (with the Buyid Dynasty as dominate rule) of the once-powerful Abbasid Caliphate while he tries to restore peace.
Battle of Baghdad: Along the banks of the Tigris, Buyid forces under Mu'izz al-Dawla defeat the Hamdanids for control of the city. They are forced to pay tax revenues and agree to recognize Al-Muti as the legitimate caliph.

May 16 – Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne after a 16-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother Murakami, who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan.

Summer – Pope Marinus II dies at Rome after a four-year reign. He is succeeded by Agapetus II and elected with the support of the Roman despot Alberic II. Agapetus is installed as the 129th pope of the Catholic Church.

Henry I, duke of Burgundy (d. 1002)
Henry II ("the Good"), count of Stade (d. 1016)
Approximate date
- Sylvester II, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1003)^[3]
- Theodora, Byzantine empress consort

^ McKitterick, Rosamond (1983). The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians. Addison-Wesley Longman. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-582-49005-5.
^ K. Halloran, "A Murder at Pucklechurch: The Death of King Edmund I, 26 May 946". Midland History, Volume 40. Issue 1 (Spring 2015), pp. 120–129.
^ Lawrence-Mathers, Anne; Escobar-Vargas, Carolina (2014). Magic and medieval society. Routledge. p. 23. ISBN 9781408270509.

Gregorian calendar	946 CMXLVI
Ab urbe condita	1699
Armenian calendar	395 ԹՎ ՅՂԵ
Assyrian calendar	5696
Balinese saka calendar	867–868
Bengali calendar	353
Berber calendar	1896
Buddhist calendar	1490
Burmese calendar	308
Byzantine calendar	6454–6455
Chinese calendar	乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 3643 or 3436 — to — 丙午年 (Fire Horse) 3644 or 3437
Coptic calendar	662–663
Discordian calendar	2112
Ethiopian calendar	938–939
Hebrew calendar	4706–4707
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1002–1003
- Shaka Samvat	867–868
- Kali Yuga	4046–4047
Holocene calendar	10946
Iranian calendar	324–325
Islamic calendar	334–335
Japanese calendar	Tengyō 9 (天慶９年)
Javanese calendar	846–847
Julian calendar	946 CMXLVI
Korean calendar	3279
Minguo calendar	966 before ROC 民前966年
Nanakshahi calendar	−522
Seleucid era	1257/1258 AG
Thai solar calendar	1488–1489
Tibetan calendar	阴木蛇年 (female Wood-Snake) 1072 or 691 or −81 — to — 阳火马年 (male Fire-Horse) 1073 or 692 or −80