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881 CE

Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: The West Frankish kings Louis III, and his brother Carloman II, rout Viking raiders (near Abbeville). Bakong, the first temple mountain of sandstone, is constructed by rulers of the Khmer Empire (modern Cambodia) at Angkor. Battle of the Conwy: King Anarawd of Gwynedd (Wales) initiates a revenge attack on the Mercian armies, and defeats them on the River Conwy.

Conflict & Security

  • August 3 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: The West Frankish kings Louis III, and his brother Carloman II, rout Viking raiders (near Abbeville).source
  • Anarawd, and his brothers Cadell and Merfyn, begin extensive military campaigns to quell resistance in Powys and Seisyllwg (approximate date).source
  • Battle of the Conwy: King Anarawd of Gwynedd (Wales) initiates a revenge attack on the Mercian armies, and defeats them on the River Conwy.source
  • Zanj Rebellion: Abbasid general Al-Muwaffaq lays siege to the Zanj capital of Mukhtara, using his base on the opposite side of the River Tigris.source

Religion & Belief

  • February 12 – King Charles the Fat, the third son of the late Louis the German, is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John VIII at Rome.source
  • Bakong, the first temple mountain of sandstone, is constructed by rulers of the Khmer Empire (modern Cambodia) at Angkor.source

Climate & Environment

  • 881 Acre earthquake: It takes place in the vicinity of Acre. Alexandria is reportedly affected by the same earthquake.source

Culture & Society

  • St. Cecilia's Church (Cäcilienkirche) is founded as a college for women. It is now home of the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne.source

Births

  • Hugh of Arles, king of Italy and Lower Burgundy (or 880)source
  • Liu Churang, Chinese general (d. 943)source
  • Conrad I, king of the East Frankish Kingdom (approximate date)source

Deaths

  • December 7 – Anspert, archbishop of Milansource
  • John I, Frankish abbot (approximate date)source
  • David I, prince of Iberia (Georgia)source
  • Cui Hang, chancellor of the Tang Dynastysource
  • Bárid mac Ímair, king of Dublinsource
  • Radi Abdullah, Muslim tenth Imamsource
  • Zhang Zhifang, Chinese generalsource
  • Gabriel, prince of Kakheti (Georgia)source
  • Liu Ye, chancellor of the Tang Dynastysource