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887 CE

Theodosius Romanus ascends as Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch. Emperor Kōkō abdicates the throne and soon dies, after a 3-year reign. He is succeeded by his 20-year-old son Uda, as the 59th emperor of Japan. In an assembly at Pavia (Northern Italy), the lords of Lombardia elect Berengar I, a grandson of former emperor Louis the Pious (through his daughter Gisela), as king of Italy. He is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy. After the deposition of Charles the Fat, the nobility chooses Ranulf II as duke (or 'king') of Aquitaine.

Conflict & Security

  • November 17 – East Frankish magnates revolt against the inept emperor Charles III (the Fat) in an assembly at Frankfurt, and depose him. His nephew Arnulf of Carinthia, the illegitimate son of former king Carloman of Bavaria, is elected ruler of the East Frankish Kingdom. Charles yields his throne without a struggle, and retires to Neidingen.source
  • The city of Toledo rises against the Umayyad Dynasty, in Al-Andalus (modern Spain).source

Religion & Belief

  • February 5 – Theodosius Romanus ascends as Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch.source
  • December 26 – In an assembly at Pavia (Northern Italy), the lords of Lombardia elect Berengar I, a grandson of former emperor Louis the Pious (through his daughter Gisela), as king of Italy. He is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy. After the deposition of Charles the Fat, the nobility chooses Ranulf II as duke (or 'king') of Aquitaine.source

Births

  • Frederuna, queen of the West Frankish Kingdom (d. 917)source
  • Song Qiqiu, chief strategist of Southern Tang (d. 959)source
  • Qian Yuanguan, king of Wuyue (Ten Kingdoms) (d. 941)source

Deaths

  • January 11 – Boso of Provence, Frankish noblemansource
  • April 6 – Pei Che, chancellor of the Tang Dynastysource
  • July 6 – Wang Chongrong, Chinese warlordsource
  • August 26 – Kōkō, emperor of Japan (b. 830)source
  • August 26 – Emperor Kōkō abdicates the throne and soon dies, after a 3-year reign. He is succeeded by his 20-year-old son Uda, as the 59th emperor of Japan.source
  • September 18 – Pietro I Candiano, doge of Venicesource
  • September 24 – Gao Pian, general of the Tang Dynastysource
  • Zhu Mei, Chinese warlord (approximate date)source
  • Jeonggang, king of Silla (modern Korea)source
  • Abbas ibn Firnas, Muslim physician and inventor (b. 810)source
  • Ibn Majah, Muslim hadith compiler (or 889)source
  • Sigurd Ragnarsson, King of Denmarksource
  • Xiao Gou, chancellor of the Tang Dynastysource
  • Zheng Changtu, chancellor of the Tang Dynastysource