869
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This article is about the year 869.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 830s 840s 850s – 860s – 870s 880s 890s |
| Years: | 866 867 868 – 869 – 870 871 872 |
| 869 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
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| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 869 DCCCLXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1622 |
| Armenian calendar | 318 ԹՎ ՅԺԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5619 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -975–-974 |
| Bengali calendar | 276 |
| Berber calendar | 1819 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 1413 |
| Burmese calendar | 231 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6377–6378 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊子年十二月十五日 (3505/3565-12-15) — to —
己丑年十一月廿五日(3506/3566-11-25) |
| Coptic calendar | 585–586 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 861–862 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4629–4630 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 925–926 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 791–792 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3970–3971 |
| Holocene calendar | 10869 |
| Iranian calendar | 247–248 |
| Islamic calendar | 255–256 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3202 |
| Minguo calendar | 1043 before ROC 民前1043年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1412 |
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Year 869 (DCCCLXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Asia
- May 26 – An earthquake and tsunami devastate a large part of the Sanriku coast near Sendai, Japan.
- The Zanj (Black slaves from East Africa), provoked by mercilessly harsh labor conditions in the salt flats and on the sugar and cotton plantations of southwestern Persia, revolt.
[edit] Europe
- Western Emperor Louis II allies with eastern Emperor Basil I against the Saracens.
- Charles the Bald tries to take the kingdom of Lothair II of Lotharingia after the latter's death, but is resisted by Louis the German.
[edit] North America
- Stela 11, the last monument ever erected at Tikal, was dedicated by Jasaw Chan K'awiil II.[1]
[edit] By topic
[edit] Art
- Repairs are made in Hagia Sophia.
[edit] Religion
- The Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic) (October 5 869–February 28 870) is called to decide action regarding Patriarch Photius of Constantinople. This council is now recognised as Ecumenical by the Catholic Church but rejected by the Eastern Churches. The council of 879-880 rejected the decisions of this council.
[edit] Births
- Emperor Yōzei of Japan
- Muhammad al-Mahdi, descendant of Muhammad and Twelver Shī‘ah Imām
[edit] Deaths
[edit] References
- ^ Martin, Simon; and Nikolai Grube (2000). Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya. London and New York: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05103-8. OCLC 47358325.
