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892 CE

Al-Mu'tadid, the de facto regent of the Abbasid Caliphate, removes his cousin Al-Mufawwad from succession. He becomes caliph himself, after the death of Al-Mu'tamid, returning the capital from Samarra to Baghdad. Ibrahim II, Aghlabid emir of Ifriqiya, sends a large army to Palermo, to impose Arab authority from Kairouan. After an uprising, the Sicilians make a bid for independence. Former Silla general Kyŏn Hwŏn seizes the cities of Wansanju and Mujinju, taking over the territory of Baekje. He wins the support of the people, and declares himself king.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Vladimir, ruler (knyaz) of the Bulgarian Empire, signs a military alliance with Arnulf of Carinthia of the East Frankish Kingdom. This alliance works against the pro-Byzantine policy of his father.source

Conflict & Security

  • May – Ibrahim II, Aghlabid emir of Ifriqiya, sends a large army to Palermo, to impose Arab authority from Kairouan. After an uprising, the Sicilians make a bid for independence.source
  • Autumn – A Viking force with a fleet of 250 longships arrives at the river mouth of the settlement of Lympne (East Kent). They attack the small fortification (called Eorpeburnan).source
  • Viking raiders (80 ships) under Hastein arrive in the Thames Estuary, and set up camp at Middleton. King Alfred the Great decides to position his army in the Wealden Forest.source
  • Summer – Poppo II, duke of Thuringia (Central Germany), is deposed by King Arnulf of Carinthia. East Frankish forces and their Magyar (Hungarian) allies invade Great Moravia.source
  • Bagratid Armenia conquers Dwin City from the Arabs.source
  • Former Silla general Kyŏn Hwŏn seizes the cities of Wansanju and Mujinju, taking over the territory of Baekje. He wins the support of the people, and declares himself king.source

Births

  • March 30 – Shi Jingtang, founder of the Later Jin Dynasty (d. 942)source
  • Zhang, empress consort of Zhu Youzhen (d. 915)source
  • Ali ibn Buya, founder of the Buyid Dynasty (or 891)source
  • Wang Yuanying, crown prince of Former Shu (d. 913)source
  • Wang Sitong, Chinese general and governor (d. 934)source
  • Ai (Li Zhou), emperor (puppet ruler) of the Tang Dynasty (d. 908)source
  • Jing Yanguang, Chinese general and governor (d. 947)source
  • Dou Zhengu, Chinese official and chancellor (d. 969)source
  • Saadia Gaon, Jewish philosopher and exegete (or 882)source
  • Guibert, founder of Gembloux Abbey (d. 962)source

Deaths

  • April – Al-Mu'tadid, the de facto regent of the Abbasid Caliphate, removes his cousin Al-Mufawwad from succession. He becomes caliph himself, after the death of Al-Mu'tamid, returning the capital from Samarra to Baghdad.source
  • August 29 – Theodora of Thessaloniki, Byzantine nun and saint (b. 812)source
  • October 9 – Al-Tirmidhi, Persian scholar and hadith compiler (b. 824)source
  • October 15 – Al-Mu'tamid, Muslim caliph of the Abbasid Caliphatesource
  • Sigurd Eysteinsson, Norse Earl of Orkneysource
  • Sun Ru, Chinese warlord and governorsource
  • Yang Shouliang, Chinese warlord and governorsource
  • Nasr I, Muslim emir of the Samanid Empiresource
  • Zhao Deyin, Chinese warlord and chancellorsource
  • Branimir, ruler (knyaz) of Croatia (approximate date)source
  • Summer – The Persian nobility installs Isma'il ibn Ahmad, the former governor of Transoxiana, as ruler (emir) of the Samanid Empire, after the death of his brother Nasr I.source
  • Berengaudus, Frankish Benedictine monk (b. 840)source
  • Bernard, illegitimate son of Charles the Fat (or 891)source