850
 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification.(February 2024) |
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| 850 by topic |
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| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 850 DCCCL |
| Ab urbe condita | 1603 |
| Armenian calendar | 299 ԹՎ ՄՂԹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5600 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 771–772 |
| Bengali calendar | 257 |
| Berber calendar | 1800 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1394 |
| Burmese calendar | 212 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6358–6359 |
| Chinese calendar | Kỷ tịNiên (EarthSnake) 3547 or 3340 — to — Canh ngọ niên (MetalHorse) 3548 or 3341 |
| Coptic calendar | 566–567 |
| Discordian calendar | 2016 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 842–843 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4610–4611 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| -Vikram Samvat | 906–907 |
| -Shaka Samvat | 771–772 |
| -Kali Yuga | 3950–3951 |
| Holocene calendar | 10850 |
| Iranian calendar | 228–229 |
| Islamic calendar | 235–236 |
| Japanese calendar | Kashō3 ( gia tường ３ niên ) |
| Javanese calendar | 747–748 |
| Julian calendar | 850 DCCCL |
| Korean calendar | 3183 |
| Minguo calendar | 1062 beforeROC Dân tiền 1062 niên |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −618 |
| Seleucid era | 1161/1162AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1392–1393 |
| Tibetan calendar | Âm thổ xà niên (female Earth-Snake) 976 or 595 or −177 — to — Dương kim mã niên (male Iron-Horse) 977 or 596 or −176 |
Year850(DCCCL) was acommon year starting on Wednesday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.
Events
[edit]By place
[edit]Europe
[edit]- February 1– KingRamiro Idies in his palace atSanta María del Naranco(nearOviedo), after an 8-year reign. He is succeeded by his sonOrdoño I,as ruler ofAsturias.
- DanishVikingraiders, led by KingRorik,conquerDorestad[1]andUtrecht(modern-dayNetherlands). EmperorLothair Irecognizes him as ruler of most ofFriesland.
- KingLouis II,the eldest son of Lothair I, is crowned joint emperor byPope Leo IVatRome,and becomes co-ruler of theMiddle Frankish Kingdom.
Britain
[edit]- KingKenneth I(also calledKenneth MacAlpin) ofAlba(modernScotland) invadesNorthern Northumbriaduring the period of 850–858,burningDunbarandMelrose.
- ThePillar of Elisegis erected by KingCyngen ap CadellofPowys(Wales), as amemorialto his great-grandfatherElisedd ap Gwylog(orEliseg) (approximate date).
Middle East
[edit]- TheAbbasidcaliphal-Mutawakkilissues a decree that orders Jews and Christians to wear thezunnar,honey-coloured outer garments andbadge-like patcheson their on their servants' clothing.[2]
Japan
[edit]- May 6– EmperorNinmyōdies after a 17-year reign. He is succeeded by his sonMontoku,as the 55themperor of Japan.
India
[edit]- It is hypothesized that sometime around 850 a group ofBuddhistpilgrims travelling through a valley nearRoopkund(modernIndia) were killed when caught out in the open in a suddenhailstorm.Their remains were discovered in1942.
Mesoamerica
[edit]- Uxmalbecomes the capital of a large state in thePuukhills region of northernYucatán(modernMexico). The city is connected by causeways (sakbe) to other important Puuk sites, such asK'abah,Sayil,andLabna(approximate date).
By topic
[edit]Food and Drink
[edit]- Coffeeis discovered (according tolegend) by theEthiopiangoatherderKaldiinEast Africa,who notices that hisgoatsbecome energetic after chewing the redberriesfrom certain wild bushes (approximate date).
Religion
[edit]- April 22–Guntherbecomesarchbishop of Cologne(modernGermany).
- June 18–Perfecto,a Christianpriestin MuslimCórdoba,is executed (beheaded) after he refuses to retract critical comments he made aboutMuhammad.
Births
[edit]- June 27–Ibrahim II,emir of theAghlabids(d.902)
- Abu Zayd al-Balkhi,Muslimmathematician(d.934)
- Adelaide,queen of theWest Frankish Kingdom(or853)
- Aribo of Austria,Frankishmargrave(approximate date)
- Arnulf of Carinthia,king of theEast Frankish Kingdom(d.899)
- Berno of Cluny,Frankishabbot(approximate date)
- Du Guangting,ChineseTaoist priestand writer (d.933)
- Gerolf of Holland,count ofFriesland(approximate date)
- Harald Fairhair,king ofNorway(approximate date)
- Hatto I,Frankisharchbishop(approximate date)
- Herbert I,count ofVermandois(approximate date)
- Hermenegildo Gutiérrez,Galiciannobleman(d.912)
- Hucbald,Frankishmusic theorist(or840)
- Ki no Tomonori,Japanesepoet(approximate date)
- Onneca Fortúnez,Basque princess (or848)
- Ranulf II,duke ofAquitaine(d.890)
- Reginar I,duke ofLorraine(approximate date)
- Seiwa,emperor ofJapan(d.878)
- Smbat I,king ofArmenia(approximate date)
- Tuotilo,German monk and composer (approximate date)
Deaths
[edit]- February 1–Ramiro I,king ofAsturias
- May 6–Ninmyō,emperor of Japan (b.808)
- April 18–Perfectus,Spanish monk andmartyr
- July 14–Wei Fu,chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- Amalarius,Frankish archbishop (approximate date)
- Bishr al-Hafi,Muslimtheologian(approximate date)
- Eanred,king ofNorthumbria(approximate date)
- Huangbo Xiyun,ChineseZenBuddhistmonk
- Ishaq ibn Ibrahim,Muslim official and advisor
- Li Deyu,chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (b.787)
- Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī,Persian mathematician
- Maura of Troyes,Frankish noblewoman and saint (b.827)
- Tachibana no Kachiko,empress of Japan (b.786)
- Stephen of Liège,Frankish bishop (approximate date)
- Vlastimir,Serbian prince (approximate date)
- William of Septimania,Frankish nobleman (b.826)
- Zhou Lin,governor (jiedushi) of the Tang Dynasty
References
[edit]- ^Roberts, Wilmer Lynn (1963).Roman and Frankish Government in the Low Countries, 57 B.C. - 925 A.D.University of California. p. 247.
- ^Stillman, Norman (June 8, 2022).Arab Dress, A Short History: From the Dawn of Islam to Modern Times.BRILL. p. 104.ISBN978-90-04-49162-5.RetrievedOctober 3,2024.