Explore 16 historical events from 850–859.
Emperor Ninmyō was the 54th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Ninmyō's reign lasted from 833 to 850, during the Heian period.His personal name (i…
Ninmyō, Japanese emperor (born 808)
The Sack of Damietta was a successful raid on the port city of Damietta on the Nile Delta by the Byzantine navy on 22–24 May 853. The city, whose garrison was absent at the time, w…
A Byzantine fleet sacks and destroys undefended Damietta in Egypt
Pope Benedict III was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 29 September 855 to his death on 17 April 858.
Benedict III, pope of the Catholic Church
Pope Nicholas I, called Nicholas the Great, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 858 until his death on 13 November 867. He is the last of the three p…
Consecration of Pope Nicholas I following the death of Pope Benedict III earlier that month
The Arab–Byzantine wars or Muslim–Byzantine wars were a series of wars from the 7th to 11th centuries between the successive Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire. Following …
Arab–Byzantine wars: The Byzantine navy began a raid on the Nile Delta port city of Damietta, whose garrison was absent
Saint Perfectus (Santo Perfecto) (died 18 April 850) was one of the Martyrs of Córdoba whose martyrdom was recorded by Saint Eulogius in the Memoriale sanctorum.
Perfectus, Spanish monk and martyr
Tachibana no Kachiko , also known as Empress Danrin , was a Japanese empress, the chief consort of Emperor Saga and the daughter of Tachibana no Kiyotomo. She was de facto ruler of…
Tachibana no Kachiko, Japanese empress (born 786)
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II ibn Ahmad was the Emir of Ifriqiya. He ruled from 875 until his abdication in 902. After the demise of his brother, Ibrahim was endorsed as emir where he took …
Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir (died 902)
Pope Leo IV was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death in 855. He is remembered for repairing Roman churches that had been damaged during …
Leo IV, pope of the Catholic Church (born 790)
Wei Fu, courtesy name Xiangzhi (相之), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xuānzong.
Wei Fu, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was an emperor of China's Tang dynasty, reigning from 25 April 846 until his death. Personally named Li Yi, later renamed Li Chen, and known before his rei…
Emperor Xuānzong of Tang, Chinese emperor (born 810)
Pope Nicholas I, called Nicholas the Great, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 858 until his death on 13 November 867. He is the last of the three p…
Consecration of Pope Nicholas I following the death of Pope Benedict III earlier that month
Pope Benedict III was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 29 September 855 to his death on 17 April 858.
Benedict III, pope of the Catholic Church
Theutbald I was the bishop of Langres from when he was elected to succeed Alberic until his death. He is first securely attested as bishop in 842. He may have belonged to the same …
Theutbald I, bishop of Langres
Pope Leo IV was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death in 855. He is remembered for repairing Roman churches that had been damaged during …
Leo IV, pope of the Catholic Church (born 790)
Gozbald, in Latin Gozbaldus or Gauzbaldus, was the abbot of Niederaltaich from 825, and the bishop of Würzburg from 842, until his death. He also served as chorbishop of the dioce…
Gozbald, bishop of Würzburg
Ahmad ibn Hanbal was an Arab jurist and founder of the Hanbali school who is widely recognized as the scholar who memorized the most Hadiths in Islamic history. One of the most ven…
Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Arab theologian and jurist (born 780)
The Sack of Damietta was a successful raid on the port city of Damietta on the Nile Delta by the Byzantine navy on 22–24 May 853. The city, whose garrison was absent at the time, w…
A Byzantine fleet sacks and destroys undefended Damietta in Egypt
The Arab–Byzantine wars or Muslim–Byzantine wars were a series of wars from the 7th to 11th centuries between the successive Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire. Following …
Arab–Byzantine wars: The Byzantine navy began a raid on the Nile Delta port city of Damietta, whose garrison was absent
The Battle of Jengland took place on 22 August 851, between the West Frankish army of Charles the Bald and the Breton army of Erispoe, Duke of Brittany. The Bretons were victorious…
Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland, halting the expansion of West…
Sisenandus of Beja was a Christian deacon and martyr who was put to death during the reign of Abd al-Rahman II, Emir of Córdoba, and is counted among the Martyrs of Córdoba.
Sisenandus, Cordoban deacon and martyr (born c. 825)
Abu Ishaq Ibrahim II ibn Ahmad was the Emir of Ifriqiya. He ruled from 875 until his abdication in 902. After the demise of his brother, Ibrahim was endorsed as emir where he took …
Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir (died 902)
Saint Perfectus (Santo Perfecto) (died 18 April 850) was one of the Martyrs of Córdoba whose martyrdom was recorded by Saint Eulogius in the Memoriale sanctorum.
Perfectus, Spanish monk and martyr
Emperor Ninmyō was the 54th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Ninmyō's reign lasted from 833 to 850, during the Heian period.His personal name (i…
Ninmyō, Japanese emperor (born 808)
Tachibana no Kachiko , also known as Empress Danrin , was a Japanese empress, the chief consort of Emperor Saga and the daughter of Tachibana no Kiyotomo. She was de facto ruler of…
Tachibana no Kachiko, Japanese empress (born 786)
Wei Fu, courtesy name Xiangzhi (相之), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xuānzong.
Wei Fu, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty