865

865 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	865; DCCCLXV
Ab urbe condita	1618
Armenian calendar	314; ԹՎ ՅԺԴ
Assyrian calendar	5615
Balinese saka calendar	786–787
Bengali calendar	272
Berber calendar	1815
Buddhist calendar	1409
Burmese calendar	227
Byzantine calendar	6373–6374
Chinese calendar	甲申年 (Wood Monkey); 3562 or 3355; — to —; 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster); 3563 or 3356
Coptic calendar	581–582
Discordian calendar	2031
Ethiopian calendar	857–858
Hebrew calendar	4625–4626
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	921–922
- Shaka Samvat	786–787
- Kali Yuga	3965–3966
Holocene calendar	10865
Iranian calendar	243–244
Islamic calendar	250–251
Japanese calendar	Jōgan 7; (貞観７年)
Javanese calendar	762–763
Julian calendar	865; DCCCLXV
Korean calendar	3198
Minguo calendar	1047 before ROC ; 民前1047年
Nanakshahi calendar	−603
Seleucid era	1176/1177 AG
Thai solar calendar	1407–1408
Tibetan calendar	阳木猴年; (male Wood-Monkey); 991 or 610 or −162; — to —; 阴木鸡年; (female Wood-Rooster); 992 or 611 or −161

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century ; 9th century ; 10th century ;
Decades:	840s ; 850s ; 860s ; 870s ; 880s ;
Years:	862 ; 863 ; 864 ; 865 ; 866 ; 867 ; 868 ;

Last updated November 06, 2024

Year 865 ( DCCCLXV ) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

King Louis the German divides the East Frankish Kingdom among his three sons. Carloman receives Bavaria (with more lands along the Inn River). He gives Saxony to Louis the Younger (with Franconia, and Thuringia) and Swabia (with Raetia) to Charles the Fat. Louis arranges marriages into the local aristocracy, for his sons to hold important territories along the frontiers.
King Lothair II, threatened with excommunication, takes back his first wife, Teutberga. She expresses her desire for an annulment, but this is refused by Pope Nicholas I.
Boris I, ruler ( knyaz ) of the Bulgarian Empire, suppresses a revolt, and orders the execution of 52 leading boyars, along with their whole families.

Britain

The Great Heathen Army (probably no more than 1,000 men) of Vikings, led by Ivar the Boneless and Halfdan Ragnarsson, invades East Anglia. King Edmund of East Anglia buys peace with a supply of horses.
Viking king Ragnar Lodbrok is captured by the Northumbrians in battle, and killed by being thrown into a pit filled with venomous snakes, on the orders of King Ælla of Northumbria.
Autumn – King Æthelberht of Wessex dies after a 5-year reign, and is buried at Sherborne Abbey (Dorset). He is succeeded by his brother Æthelred I, as ruler of Wessex.

Abbasid Caliphate

Caliphal Civil War: An armed conflict starts between the rival Muslim caliphs al-Musta'in and al-Mu'tazz. They fight to determine who takes control over the Abbasid Caliphate (until 866).

By topic

Religion

Kassia, a Byzantine abbess and hymnographer, dies. She is one of the first Early Medieval composers of many hymns.

Births

Al-Nayrizi, Persian mathematician (d. 922)
Baldwin II, Frankish margrave (approximate date)
Jinseong, queen of Silla (approximate date)
Lady Ren Neiming, Chinese noblewoman (d. 918)
Louis III, king of the West Frankish Kingdom (or 863)
Simeon I, ruler ( khan ) of the Bulgarian Empire (or 864)

Deaths

February 3 – Ansgar, Frankish monk and archbishop (b. 801)
March 8 – Rudolf of Fulda, German theologian
November 11 – Petronas, Byzantine general
December 26 – Zheng, empress of the Tang dynasty
Æthelberht, king of Wessex ^[1]
Antony the Younger, Byzantine governor and saint (b. 785)
Deshan Xuanjian, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk
Gao Qu, chancellor of the Tang dynasty
Kassia, Byzantine abbess and hymnographer
Khurshid, ruler ( shah ) of Daylam
Liu Gongquan, Chinese calligrapher (b. 778)
Lothair the Lame, Frankish abbot
Muhammad ibn al-Fadl al-Jarjara'i, Muslim vizier (or 864)
Pepin II, king of Aquitaine (approximate date)
Ragnar Lodbrok, king of Denmark and Sweden
Raymond I, count of Toulouse
Rorgon II, count of Maine (approximate date)
Tigernach mac Fócartai, king of Lagore (Ireland)
Wenilo, Frankish archbishop
Xiao Zhi, chancellor of the Tang dynasty
Yahya ibn Umar, Muslim imam (or 864)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">821</span> Calendar year

Year 821 (DCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.

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 850s decade ran from January 1, 850, to December 31, 859.

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

The 870s decade ran from January 1, 870, to December 31, 879.

The 720s decade ran from January 1, 720, to December 31, 729.

The 690s decade ran from January 1, 690, to December 31, 699.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">855</span> Calendar year

Year 855 (DCCCLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">810</span> Calendar year

Year 810 (DCCCX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">862</span> Calendar year

Year 862 (DCCCLXII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

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

Year 833 (DCCCXXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">835</span> Calendar year

Year 835 (DCCCXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian Calendar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">836</span> Calendar year

Year 836 (DCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 836th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 836th year of the 1st millennium, the 36th year of the 9th century, and the 7th year of the 830s decade.

Year 870 (DCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 870th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 870th year of the 1st millennium, the 70th year of the 9th century, and the 1st year of the 870s decade.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">896</span> Calendar year

Year 896 (DCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

References

↑ Merkle, Benjamin (November 2, 2009). The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great. HarperChristian + ORM. p. x. ISBN 978-1-4185-8103-9.

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[1] Merkle, Benjamin (November 2, 2009). The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great. HarperChristian + ORM. p. x. ISBN 978-1-4185-8103-9.

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Gregorian calendar	865 DCCCLXV
Ab urbe condita	1618
Armenian calendar	314 ԹՎ ՅԺԴ
Assyrian calendar	5615
Balinese saka calendar	786–787
Bengali calendar	272
Berber calendar	1815
Buddhist calendar	1409
Burmese calendar	227
Byzantine calendar	6373–6374
Chinese calendar	甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 3562 or 3355 — to — 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 3563 or 3356
Coptic calendar	581–582
Discordian calendar	2031
Ethiopian calendar	857–858
Hebrew calendar	4625–4626
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	921–922
- Shaka Samvat	786–787
- Kali Yuga	3965–3966
Holocene calendar	10865
Iranian calendar	243–244
Islamic calendar	250–251
Japanese calendar	Jōgan 7 (貞観７年)
Javanese calendar	762–763
Julian calendar	865 DCCCLXV
Korean calendar	3198
Minguo calendar	1047 before ROC 民前1047年
Nanakshahi calendar	−603
Seleucid era	1176/1177 AG
Thai solar calendar	1407–1408
Tibetan calendar	阳木猴年 (male Wood-Monkey) 991 or 610 or −162 — to — 阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) 992 or 611 or −161

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