Explore 41 historical events from 860–869.
The Diamond Sūtra is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sutra from the genre of Prajñāpāramitā sutras. Translated into a variety of languages over a broad geographic range, the Diamond Sūtra is o…
A copy of the Diamond Sūtra is published, the earliest dated and printed book known
Abu Ja'far Muḥammad ibn Ja'far ibn Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Muntasir biʾLlāh, better known by his regnal title al-Muntasir biʾLlāh was the caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from 861 to …
Al-Muntasir, Abbasid caliph (born 837)
The Diamond Sūtra is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sutra from the genre of Prajñāpāramitā sutras. Translated into a variety of languages over a broad geographic range, the Diamond Sūtra is o…
A copy of the Diamond Sutra was printed in Tang-dynasty China, making it the world's oldest dated printed book
Abu Musa Utamish was a Turkic military officer of the Abbasid Caliphate. He played an important role in the first years of the period known as the Anarchy at Samarra, during which …
Abu Musa Utamish, vizier to the Abbasid Caliphate
Bardas was a Byzantine noble and high-ranking minister. As the brother of Empress Theodora, he rose to high office under Theophilos. Although sidelined after Theophilos's death by …
Bardas, de facto regent of the Byzantine Empire
Charles was the second son of Pepin I of Aquitaine and Engelberga.
Charles, archbishop of Mainz
Rus' Khaganate or Kaganate of Rus is a name applied by some modern historians to a hypothetical polity suggested to have existed during a poorly documented period in the history of…
Rus' forces sailed into the Bosporus in a fleet of about 200 vessels and started pillaging the suburbs of Constantinople
Basil I, nicknamed "the Macedonian", was Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886. Born to a peasant family in the theme of Macedonia, he rose to prominence in the imperial court after ga…
Basil I is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire by Michael III
Emperor Uda was the 59th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Uda's reign spanned the years from 887 through 897.
Emperor Uda of Japan (died 931)
Ordoño I was King of Asturias from 850 until his death. He was born in Oviedo, where he spent his early life in the court of Alfonso II. He was probably raised in Lugo, capital of …
Ordoño I of Asturias (born 831)
Muhammad al-Mahdi is believed by the Twelver Shia to be the last of the Twelve Imams and the eschatological Mahdi, who will emerge in the end of time to establish peace and justice…
Muhammad al-Mahdi, The 12th Imam of Muslims (Shiites) (died 941)
The 869 Jōgan earthquake and its associated tsunami struck the area around Sendai in the northern part of Honshu on 9 July 869. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of at lea…
The 8.4–9.0 MwSanriku earthquake strikes the area around Sendai in northern Honshu, Japan. Inundation from the tsunami…
The Fourth Council of Constantinople was the eighth ecumenical council of the Catholic Church held in Constantinople from 5 October 869, to 28 February 870. It was attended by over…
The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to depose patriarch Photios I.
Lothair II was the king of Lotharingia from 855 until his death. He is known for his over ten-year-long divorce case with his wife Teutberga so that he could remarry his long-stand…
Lothair II, Frankish king (born 835)
Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Isra'il al-Anbari was a civil officer of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-9th century, serving as vizier during the caliphate of al-Mu'tazz. His career came to…
Ahmad ibn Isra'il al-Anbari, Muslim vizier
Wenilo was the archbishop of Rouen from 858. He was an appointee of King Charles the Bald.
Wenilo, Frankish archbishop
Ermentrude of Orléans was the Queen of the Franks by her marriage to Charles II. She was the daughter of Odo, count of Orleans and Engeltrude de Fézensac.
Ermentrude of Orléans, Frankish queen (born 823)
Pang Xun was the leader of a major rebellion, by soldiers from Xu Prefecture, against the rule of Emperor Yizong of the Chinese Tang dynasty, from 868 to 869. He was eventually def…
Pang Xun, Chinese rebel leader
The Fourth Council of Constantinople was the eighth ecumenical council of the Catholic Church held in Constantinople from 5 October 869, to 28 February 870. It was attended by over…
The Fourth Council of Constantinople, the eighth Catholic Ecumenical Council, was convened to discuss the patriarchate…
The Diamond Sūtra is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sutra from the genre of Prajñāpāramitā sutras. Translated into a variety of languages over a broad geographic range, the Diamond Sūtra is o…
A copy of the Diamond Sūtra is published, the earliest dated and printed book known
Ali ibn Muhammad al-Hadi was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the tenth Imam in Twelver Shia, succeeding his father, Muhammad al-Jawad. Born in Medina in 828, Ali i…
Ali al-Hadi, the tenth Imam of Shia Islam (born 829)
The Diamond Sūtra is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sutra from the genre of Prajñāpāramitā sutras. Translated into a variety of languages over a broad geographic range, the Diamond Sūtra is o…
A copy of the Diamond Sutra was printed in Tang-dynasty China, making it the world's oldest dated printed book
Michael III, also known as Michael the Drunkard, was Byzantine emperor from 842 to 867. Michael III was the third and traditionally last member of the Amorian dynasty. He was given…
Byzantine emperor Michael III is murdered in his chamber by his junior emperor Basil I.
Basil I, nicknamed "the Macedonian", was Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886. Born to a peasant family in the theme of Macedonia, he rose to prominence in the imperial court after ga…
Basil I is crowned Byzantine emperor in the Hagia Sophia after he murdered the previous emperor Michael III in the…
Emperor Uda was the 59th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Uda's reign spanned the years from 887 through 897.
Emperor Uda of Japan (died 931)
Li Siyuan, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang (後唐明宗), was the second emperor of the Later Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 926 until his death.…
Li Siyuan, Chinese emperor (died 933)
Basil I, nicknamed "the Macedonian", was Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886. Born to a peasant family in the theme of Macedonia, he rose to prominence in the imperial court after ga…
Basil I is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire by Michael III
The Battle of Brissarthe was fought on 2 July 866, between the West Franks and a joint Breton-Viking army near Brissarthe, Neustria. It was marked by the death of Robert the Strong…
Battle of Brissarthe: The Franks led by Robert the Strong are defeated by a joint Breton-Viking army.
Leo VI, also known as Leo the Wise, was Byzantine Emperor from 886 to 912. The second ruler of the Macedonian dynasty, he was very well read, leading to his epithet. During his rei…
Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine emperor (died 912)
Ordoño I was King of Asturias from 850 until his death. He was born in Oviedo, where he spent his early life in the court of Alfonso II. He was probably raised in Lugo, capital of …
Ordoño I of Asturias (born 831)
Rodulf was the archbishop of Bourges from 840 until his death. He is remembered as a skillful diplomat and a proponent of ecclesiastical reform. As a saint, his feast has been cele…
Rodulf, Frankish archbishop
Robert the Strong was the father of two kings of West Francia: Odo and Robert I of France. His family is named after him and called the Robertians. In 853, he was named missus domi…
Robert the Strong, Frankish nobleman
Irmgard of Chiemsee, a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was the second daughter of King Louis the German and his wife Hemma. She was the first abbess of Frauenwörth abbey from 85…
Irmgard, Frankish abbess
Bardas was a Byzantine noble and high-ranking minister. As the brother of Empress Theodora, he rose to high office under Theophilos. Although sidelined after Theophilos's death by …
Bardas, de facto regent of the Byzantine Empire