Explore 21 historical events from 860–869.
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)
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
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 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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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…
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 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
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)
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.
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
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
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
The Edict of Pîtres was a capitulary promulgated at Pîtres on 25 June 864. It is often cited by historians as an example of successful government action on the part of Charles the …
The Edict of Pistres of Charles the Bald orders defensive measures against the Vikings.
Charles was the second son of Pepin I of Aquitaine and Engelberga.
Charles, archbishop of Mainz
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
Emperor Xizong of Tang, né Li Yan, later name changed to Li Xuan, was an emperor of China's Tang dynasty. He reigned from 873 to 888. He was the fifth son of his predecessor Empero…
Emperor Xizong of Tang (died 888)
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)
Swithun was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. His historical importance as bishop is overshadowed by his reputation for pos…
Swithun, English bishop and saint (born c. 800)
The siege of Constantinople in 860 was the only major military expedition of the Rus' recorded in Byzantine and western European sources. The casus belli was the construction of th…
Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the B
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