__FORCETOC__ Year 893 (Roman numerals, DCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

* Vladimir of Bulgaria, Vladimir, ruler (''Khan (title), khan'') of the First Bulgarian Empire, Bulgarian Empire, is dethroned by his father Boris I of Bulgaria, Boris I, with help from loyal boyars. He is blinded, and succeeded by his brother Simeon I of Bulgaria, Simeon I, as prince of Bulgaria; the capital is moved from Pliska to Preslav. Simeon makes an Military alliance, alliance with the Pechenegs (or Patzinaks), a Nomad, semi-nomad Turkic tribe from the Central Asian steppes. * An East Francia, East Frankish expeditionary force under Zwentibold, the eldest son of King Arnulf of Carinthia, crosses the Alps into Duchy of Friuli, Friuli. He makes junction at Verona, with the army of the deposed king Berengar I of Italy, Berengar I, and proceeds to lay siege to Pavia. After a three-month campaign, Zwentibold receives orders to head back to Bavaria, in case of a Hungarians, Magyar intervention. * The 13-year-old Charles the Simple, Charles III (the Simple), the Posthumous birth, posthumous son of Louis the Stammerer, is crowned king of the West Francia, West Frankish Kingdom at the Reims Cathedral—though he is not recognized as such by King Odo of France, Odo (or Eudes) until 898.Michel Parisse, "Lotharingia", ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, III: c. 900–c. 1024'', ed. Timothy Reuter (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005), pp. 313–315. * King Alfonso III of Asturias, Alfonso III repopulates the city of Zamora, Spain, Zamora with Mozarabs (Iberian Peninsula, Iberian Christians who have lived under Moors, Moorish rule) from Toledo, Spain, Toledo in Al-Andalus (modern Spain). * Galindo II Aznárez succeeds his father Aznar II Galíndez as count of Aragon (until 922).

Britain

* Spring – Prince Edward the Elder, Edward, the son of King Alfred the Great, defeats the Danish Vikings, Viking raiders at Farnham, and forces them to take refuge on Thorney Island (Westminster), Thorney Island. At the same time, Denmark, Danes from Kingdom of East Anglia, East Anglia sail around the Cornwall, Cornish coast, and besiege Exeter. * Spring – A Viking army under Hastein moves to a Burh, fortified camp at South Benfleet, Benfleet (Essex). The Danish camp is captured by the Anglo-Saxons, Saxons, while the army is out raiding. Hastein is forced to retreat to Shoeburyness, Shoebury. * Summer – Battle of Buttington: A combined Welsh and Mercian army under Lord Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, Æthelred besieges a Viking camp at Buttington in Wales. The Danes escape with heavy losses, and take their families to safety in East Anglia. * Autumn – Danish Vikings under Hastein take the city of Chester, after a rapid march from East Anglia. Alfred the Great destroys the food supplies, forcing them to move into Wales. * Asser, bishop of Diocese of salisbury, Sherborne, writes his ''Asser#The Life of King Alfred, Life of King Alfred'' in Wessex. He studies for 6 months each year in Alfred's household.

Arabian Empire

* Spring – Caliph Al-Mu'tadid recognizes Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, Khumarawayh as autonomous emir over Muslim conquest of Egypt, Egypt and Muslim conquest of the Levant, Syria, in exchange for an annual tribute of 300,000 Gold dinar, dinars. The Upper Mesopotamia, Jazira provinces of Diyar Rabi'a and Diyar Mudar are returned to the Abbasid Caliphate. Muslim forces recover direct control of Mosul (modern Iraq) from the Banu Shayban, Shayban.

Eurasia

*March 23 – 893 Ardabil earthquake. Several earthquake catalogues and historical sources describe this earthquake as a destructive earthquake that struck the city of Ardabil, Iran. The magnitude is unknown, but the death toll was reported to be very large. The USGS, in their "List of Earthquakes with 50,000 or More Deaths", give an estimate that 150,000 were killed, which would make it the ninth deadliest earthquake in history. * December 28 – An 893 Dvin earthquake, earthquake destroys the city of Dvin (ancient city), Dvin in Armenia.

By topic

Religion

* Council of Preslav: The Byzantine clergy is expelled from First Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria, and the Greek language is replaced with Old Bulgarian (also known as Old Church Slavonic), as an official language. * King Yasovarman I (called the Terrace of the Leper King, Leper King) of the Khmer Empire (modern Cambodia) dedicates the Lolei Temple of the Roluos (temples), Roluos group to the god Shiva and the royal family.

Births

* Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, Abu Muhammad al-Hasan, Arab Muslim geographer (d. 945) * Al-Qa'im (Fatimid caliph), Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate (d. 946) * Empress Chen Jinfeng, Chen Jinfeng, empress consort of Wang Yanjun (d. 935) * Cunigunda of France, Cunigunda, Frankish Nobility, noblewoman (approximate date) * Flodoard, Frankish Canon (priest), canon and Chronicle, chronicler (or 894) * Hamza al-Isfahani, Persian historian (approximate date) * Li Hao (Later Shu), Li Hao, Chinese official and Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty, chancellor (approximate date) * Louis the Child, king of the East Francia, East Frankish Kingdom (d. AD 911, 911) * Ulrich of Augsburg, Ulrich (or Odalrici), bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg, Augsburg (d. 973) * William I Longsword, William I (Longsword), duke of Normandy (approximate date) * Wu Cheng (Wuyue), Wu Cheng, Chinese politician and chancellor (d. 965)

Deaths

* April 26 – Chen Jingxuan, general of the Tang dynasty, Tang Dynasty * May 9 – Shi Pu, warlord of the Tang Dynasty * May 18 – Stephen I of Constantinople, Stephen I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople (b. 867) * September 18 – Zhang Xiong, Chinese warlord * December 26 – Masrur al-Balkhi, Muslim general * Ariwara no Yukihira, Japanese governor (b. 818) * Aznar II Galíndez, count of Aragon (Spain) * Bécc mac Airemóin, king of Ulaid (Ireland) * Du Rangneng, Chinese chancellor (b. 841) * Li Kuangwei, warlord of the Tang Dynasty * Padla I of Kakheti, Georgian prince * Photios I of Constantinople, Photius I, patriarch of Constantinople (approximate date) * Theodard, archbishop of Ancient Diocese of Narbonne, Narbonne (approximate date) * Theophano Martiniake, Byzantine empress * Tian Lingzi, Chinese eunuch commander * Zhou Yue, Chinese warlord and governor

References

Sources

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