The 900s

Explore 8 historical events from 900–909.

Notable Events

907

Boris I of Bulgaria

Boris I, venerated as Saint Boris I (Mihail) the Baptizer, was the ruler (knyaz) of the First Bulgarian Empire from 852 to 889. Despite a number of military setbacks, the reign of …

Boris I of Bulgaria

909

Adalgar, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen

Adalgar, venerated as Saint Adalgar, was the third archbishop of Bremen from 888 until his death. Adalgar is revered as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.…

Adalgar, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen

908

Wang Zongji, Chinese prince and pretender

Wang Zongji (王宗佶), né Gan (甘), was an adoptive son of Wang Jian, the founding emperor of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Former Shu. He was the oldest among Wang J…

Wang Zongji, Chinese prince and pretender

908

Zhang Wenwei, Chinese chancellor

Zhang Wenwei (張文蔚), courtesy name Youhua (右華), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and the Tang's succeeding Later Liang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reigns …

Zhang Wenwei, Chinese chancellor


All Events

909

Adalgar, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen

Adalgar, venerated as Saint Adalgar, was the third archbishop of Bremen from 888 until his death. Adalgar is revered as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.…

Adalgar, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen

908

Zhang Wenwei, Chinese chancellor

Zhang Wenwei (張文蔚), courtesy name Youhua (右華), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and the Tang's succeeding Later Liang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reigns …

Zhang Wenwei, Chinese chancellor

908

Wang Zongji, Chinese prince and pretender

Wang Zongji (王宗佶), né Gan (甘), was an adoptive son of Wang Jian, the founding emperor of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Former Shu. He was the oldest among Wang J…

Wang Zongji, Chinese prince and pretender

907

Boris I of Bulgaria

Boris I, venerated as Saint Boris I (Mihail) the Baptizer, was the ruler (knyaz) of the First Bulgarian Empire from 852 to 889. Despite a number of military setbacks, the reign of …

Boris I of Bulgaria