Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century
Decades: 900s 910s 920s 930s 940s - 950s - 960s 970s 980s 990s 1000s
Years: 953 954 955 956 957 - 958 - 959 960 961 962 963
Events
- Edgar succeeds Edwy as English monarch
- Young boy Abhimanyu succeeds Kshemgupta as king of Kashmir, while his mother Didda weilds the real power
- Earliest known written records of length measurements in 'feet'
Births
Deaths
Arts and Literature
- First literary reference to mythical Sherwood Forest, although no mention yet of its most famous bandit denizen