827

827 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	827; DCCCXXVII
Ab urbe condita	1580
Armenian calendar	276; ԹՎ ՄՀԶ
Assyrian calendar	5577
Balinese saka calendar	748–749
Bengali calendar	234
Berber calendar	1777
Buddhist calendar	1371
Burmese calendar	189
Byzantine calendar	6335–6336
Chinese calendar	丙午年 (Fire Horse); 3524 or 3317; — to —; 丁未年 (Fire Goat); 3525 or 3318
Coptic calendar	543–544
Discordian calendar	1993
Ethiopian calendar	819–820
Hebrew calendar	4587–4588
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	883–884
- Shaka Samvat	748–749
- Kali Yuga	3927–3928
Holocene calendar	10827
Iranian calendar	205–206
Islamic calendar	211–212
Japanese calendar	Tenchō 4; (天長４年)
Javanese calendar	723–724
Julian calendar	827; DCCCXXVII
Korean calendar	3160
Minguo calendar	1085 before ROC ; 民前1085年
Nanakshahi calendar	−641
Seleucid era	1138/1139 AG
Thai solar calendar	1369–1370
Tibetan calendar	阳火马年; (male Fire-Horse); 953 or 572 or −200; — to —; 阴火羊年; (female Fire-Goat); 954 or 573 or −199

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century ; 9th century ; 10th century ;
Decades:	800s ; 810s ; 820s ; 830s ; 840s ;
Years:	824 ; 825 ; 826 ; 827 ; 828 ; 829 ; 830 ;

Last updated January 04, 2025

Year 827 ( DCCCXXVII ) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

June 14 – Euphemius, exiled Byzantine admiral, asks for the help of North African Arabs, to retake Sicily and Malta from the Byzantines.^[1] Emir Ziyadat Allah I of Ifriqiya promises to return the islands to Euphemius, in exchange for a yearly tribute, and sends an Arab Muslim expeditionary force of 10,000 men under the 70-year-old Asad ibn al-Furat, which lands at Mazara del Vallo in Sicily.
Fall – Siege of Syracuse: Muslim forces under Asad ibn al-Furat, in support of the rebel Byzantine army, besiege Syracuse, Sicily.^[2]

Europe

Summer – Omurtag, ruler ( khan ) of the Bulgarian Empire, launches an attack to the West, and penetrates into Pannonia. He expels the local chiefs, and installs Bulgar governors over the Slavic tribes to control them. Omurtag conquers the cities of Beograd, Braničevo, Sirmium, and most of eastern Slavonia.^[3]
Giustiniano Participazio deposes his younger brother Giovanni I, and is appointed doge of Venice. Giovanni, who is part of a pro-Frankish faction, is exiled to Zara (modern Croatia).

Britain

Æthelstan establishes himself as king of East Anglia, after killing King Ludeca of Mercia in battle. Ludeca is succeeded by Wiglaf, father-in-law (and probably distant cousin) of the late king Ceolwulf I's daughter.

China

Emperor Jing Zong is assassinated by a group of conspirators. He is succeeded by his brother Wen Zong, as ruler of the Tang Dynasty.

By topic

Religion

August 27 – Pope Eugene II dies after a 3-year reign, and is succeeded by Valentine as the 100th pope of the Catholic Church.
October 10 – Pope Valentine dies just after a two-month reign, and is succeeded by Gregory IV as the 101st pope of Rome.

Science

Khalid ibn Abd al-Malik al-Marwarrudhi and Ali ibn Isa al-Asturlabi travel to the Plain of Sinjar (modern Iraq), under orders of Caliph Al-Ma'mun, to measure the size of the Earth.

Agriculture

The Saracens, who found spinach originally in Persia (modern Iran), introduce the plant to Sicily.^[4]

Births

Cyril, Byzantine missionary and bishop (d. 869)
Ibn al-Rawandi, Muslim scholar and writer (d. 911)
Maura of Troyes, Frankish noblewoman and saint (d. 850)

Deaths

January 1 – Adalard of Corbie, Frankish abbot
August 27 – Eugene II, pope of the Catholic Church
October 10 – Valentine, pope of the Catholic Church
Agnello Participazio, doge of Venice
Claudius, archbishop of Turin
Grigol of Kakheti, Georgian prince
Guillemundus, Frankish nobleman
Hildegrim, bishop of Châlons
Jing Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (b. 809)
Li Yi, Chinese poet (or 829)
Ludeca, king of Mercia
Wu Chongyin, Chinese general (b. 761)
Yaoshan Weiyan, Chinese Buddhist monk (b. 745)

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The 800s decade ran from January 1, 800, to December 31, 809.

The 810s decade ran from January 1, 810, to December 31, 819.

The 820s decade ran from January 1, 820, to December 31, 829.

The 830s decade ran from January 1, 830, to December 31, 839.

The 840s decade ran from January 1, 840, to December 31, 849.

The 860s decade ran from January 1, 860, to December 31, 869.

The 880s decade ran from January 1, 880, to December 31, 889.

The 750s decade ran from January 1, 750, to December 31, 759.

The 740s decade ran from January 1, 740, to December 31, 749.

The 730s decade ran from January 1, 730, to December 31, 739.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">742</span> Calendar year

Year 742 (DCCXLII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 742nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 742nd year of the 1st millennium, the 42nd year of the 8th century, and the 3rd year of the 740s decade. The denomination 742 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Year 840 (DCCCXL) was a leap year starting on Thursday in the Julian calendar, the 840th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 840th year of the 1st millennium, the 40th year of the 9th century, and the 1st year of the 840s decade.

Year 787 (DCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 787 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

The 910s decade ran from January 1, 910, to December 31, 919.

The 920s decade ran from January 1, 920, to December 31, 929.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">809</span> Calendar year

Year 809 (DCCCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 809th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 809th year of the 1st millennium, the 9th year of the 9th century, and the 10th and last year of the 800s decade.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">826</span> Calendar year

Year 826 (DCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 826th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 826th year of the 1st millennium, the 26th year of the 9th century, and the 7th year of the 820s decade.

Year 828 (DCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

Year 829 (DCCCXXIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

Year 904 (CMIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.

References

↑ Peter Sammartino and William Roberts, Sicily: An Informal History, p. 43.
↑ Gilbert Meynier (2010) L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; p. 23.
↑ John V.A. Fine, Jr. (1991). The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century, p. 107. ISBN 978-0-472-08149-3.
↑ Rolland, Jacques L.; Sherman, Carol (2006). The Food Encyclopedia. Toronto: Robert Rose. pp. 335–338. ISBN 978-0-778-80150-4.

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[1] Peter Sammartino and William Roberts, Sicily: An Informal History, p. 43.

[2] Gilbert Meynier (2010) L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; p. 23.

[3] John V.A. Fine, Jr. (1991). The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century, p. 107. ISBN 978-0-472-08149-3.

[4] Rolland, Jacques L.; Sherman, Carol (2006). The Food Encyclopedia. Toronto: Robert Rose. pp. 335–338. ISBN 978-0-778-80150-4.

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Gregorian calendar	827 DCCCXXVII
Ab urbe condita	1580
Armenian calendar	276 ԹՎ ՄՀԶ
Assyrian calendar	5577
Balinese saka calendar	748–749
Bengali calendar	234
Berber calendar	1777
Buddhist calendar	1371
Burmese calendar	189
Byzantine calendar	6335–6336
Chinese calendar	丙午年 (Fire Horse) 3524 or 3317 — to — 丁未年 (Fire Goat) 3525 or 3318
Coptic calendar	543–544
Discordian calendar	1993
Ethiopian calendar	819–820
Hebrew calendar	4587–4588
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	883–884
- Shaka Samvat	748–749
- Kali Yuga	3927–3928
Holocene calendar	10827
Iranian calendar	205–206
Islamic calendar	211–212
Japanese calendar	Tenchō 4 (天長４年)
Javanese calendar	723–724
Julian calendar	827 DCCCXXVII
Korean calendar	3160
Minguo calendar	1085 before ROC 民前1085年
Nanakshahi calendar	−641
Seleucid era	1138/1139 AG
Thai solar calendar	1369–1370
Tibetan calendar	阳火马年 (male Fire-Horse) 953 or 572 or −200 — to — 阴火羊年 (female Fire-Goat) 954 or 573 or −199

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