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(link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

* Byzantine–Arab War: A prisoner exchange occurs between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate, at the River Lamos in

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(modern Turkey). The exchanges last for 10 days, and the Byzantines recover 4,600 prisoners.

Europe

* March 28 or 29 (Easter) – Siege of Paris: Viking forces under the

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chieftain Ragnar Lodbrok enter the River Seine, with a fleet of 120 longships (5,000 men). They pass through the city of

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and plunder the countryside. King Charles the Bald assembles an army and sends it to protect Paris, the capital of the West Frankish Kingdom. Ragnar routs the enemy forces, and hangs 111 of their prisoners in honour of

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. Charles — to keep them from

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his kingdom — pays a large tribute of 7,000 livres (pounds) of silver or gold, in exchange for their leaving. The Vikings also sack the cities of Hamburg and Melun. * November 22 – Battle of Ballon: Frankish forces (3,000 men) led by Charles the Bald are defeated by Nominoe, count of Vannes, near Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine. After the battle, Brittany becomes a ''regnum'' 'kingdom' within the Frankish Empire. * Viking forces destroy Hamburg.

Asia

Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution The Huichang Persecution of Buddhism () was initiated by Emperor Wuzong (Li Chan) of the Tang dynasty during the Huichang era (841–845). Among its purposes were to appropriate war funds and to cleanse Tang China of foreign influences. As such ...

: Emperor

Wu Zong Emperor Wuzong of Tang (July 2, 814 – April 22, 846), né Li Chan, later changed to Li Yan just before his death, was an emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China, reigning from 840 to 846. Emperor Wuzong is mainly known in modern times for the r ...

begins the persecution of Chinese Buddhism, Buddhists and other foreign religions in History of China#Ancient China, China, such as Zoroastrianism, Nestorianism, Nestorian Christianity and Manichaeism. More than 4,600 Monastery, monasteries, 40,000 Chinese temple, temples and numerous shrines are destroyed. More than 260,000 Buddhist monks and nuns are forced to return to secular life. * March 6 – 42 Martyrs of Amorium, 42 captured Byzantine officials from Amorium are executed at Samarra, then the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, after repeated failed attempts to convert them to Islam.

By topic

Religion

* John Scotus Eriugena, Irish Theology, theologian, travels to France and takes over the Palatine Academy in Paris, at the invitation of Charles the Bald (approximate date).

Births

* August 1 – Sugawara no Michizane, Japanese politician (d. 903) * Árpád, Grand Prince of the Hungarians (approximate date) * Berengar I of Italy, Berengar I, king of Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire), Italy (approximate date) * Charles of Provence, Frankish king (d. 863) * Liutgard of Saxony (died 885), Liutgard of Saxony, Frankish queen (approximate date) * Minamoto no Yoshiari, Japanese official (d. 897) * Ricfried, Count of Betuwe, Ricfried, Frankish Nobility, nobleman (d. 950) * Richilde of Provence, Frankish empress (approximate date)

Deaths

* February 22 – Empress Dowager Wang (Jingzong), Wang, empress and Concubinage, concubine of Emperor Muzong of Tang, Mu Zong * Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani, Abdallah ibn Tahir, Muslim governor (or 844) * Abu Tammam, Muslim Arabic poetry, poet (b. 788) * Bridei VII, king of the Picts * Dionysius I Telmaharoyo, Dionysius I, Syrian patriarch * Ecgred of Lindisfarne, Ecgred, bishop of Lindisfarne * Eginhard (bishop), Eginhard, bishop of Episcopal principality of Utrecht, Utrecht * Guerin of Provence, Guerin, Frankish nobleman (or 856) * Ibn Sa'd al-Baghdadi, Muslim historian (b. 784) * Mislav of Croatia, Mislav, duke of Duchy of Croatia, Croatia (approximate date) * Sahl ibn Bishr, Muslim Astrology, astrologer (approximate date) * Theophanes the Branded, Byzantine monk (b. 775) * Turgesius, Viking chieftain (approximate date)

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