971
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 940s 950s 960s – 970s – 980s 990s 1000s |
| Years: | 968 969 970 – 971 – 972 973 974 |
| Gregorian calendar | 971 CMLXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1724 |
| Armenian calendar | 420 ԹՎ ՆԻ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5721 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 892–893 |
| Bengali calendar | 378 |
| Berber calendar | 1921 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1515 |
| Burmese calendar | 333 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6479–6480 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚午年 (Metal Horse) 3667 or 3607 — to — 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 3668 or 3608 |
| Coptic calendar | 687–688 |
| Discordian calendar | 2137 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 963–964 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4731–4732 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1027–1028 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 892–893 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4071–4072 |
| Holocene calendar | 10971 |
| Iranian calendar | 349–350 |
| Islamic calendar | 360–361 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenroku 2 (天禄２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 872–873 |
| Julian calendar | 971 CMLXXI |
| Korean calendar | 3304 |
| Minguo calendar | 941 before ROC 民前941年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −497 |
| Seleucid era | 1282/1283 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1513–1514 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金马年 (male Iron-Horse) 1097 or 716 or −56 — to — 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 1098 or 717 or −55 |
971 was a common year.
Events
- Kenneth II of Scotland succeeds Culen as King
Births
- Kushyar ibn Labban
- Mahmud of Ghazni
- Emperor Shengzong of Liao
- Prince Shaif
Deaths
- Abu Jafar Khazeni
- Culen of Scotland
- Ziri ibn Manad