Century · 801 – 900
The world in the 9th century
From 801 to 900 the atlas holds 306 states standing at some time, 113 of them founded in it - Sweden and Kyivan Rus' the best known - and 44 ending in it. 85 wars, risings, treaties, discoveries and other events began - Treaty of Verdun, Treaty of Meerssen and Battle of Pliska the best known of the events; 296 people were born.
A century here is counted as Wikidata counts it, 801 to 900, and holds every row that began in it, however coarsely dated.
What began in the 9th century
By decade first - wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey - then by kind, the best known first.
Wars and battles 67
- Battle of Pliska · battle · 811
- Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin · battle · 900 – 1000
- Siege of Paris · battle · 885 – 886
- Battle of Edington · battle · 878
- Siege of Constantinople · battle · 860
- Battle of Hafrsfjord · battle · 872
- Hungarian invasions of Europe · war · 820 – 970
- Sack of Amorium · battle · 838
and 59 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 5
- Zanj Rebellion · unrest · 869 – 883
- Guangzhou massacre · atrocity · 878 – 879
- Huang Chao Rebellion · unrest · 875 – 884
- Stellinga · unrest · 841 – 843
- Kharijite Rebellions · unrest · 866 – 896
Natural disasters 4
- 856 Damghan earthquake · disaster · 856
- 869 Jōgan earthquake · disaster · 869
- 893 Dvin earthquake · disaster · 893
- 847 Damascus earthquake · disaster · 847
Treaties 8
- Treaty of Verdun · treaty · 843
- Treaty of Meerssen · treaty · 870
- Treaty of Ribemont · treaty · 880
- Treaty of Prüm · treaty · 855
- Pax Nicephori · treaty · 803
- Treaty of Wedmore · treaty · 878
- Byzantine–Bulgarian treaty of 815 · treaty · 815
- Treaty of Heiligen · treaty · 811
Works and ideas 1
- Gunpowder · discovery · 900
States founded and fallen
Founded 113
- Sweden · state · 900 – present
- Kyivan Rus' · state · 882 – 1240
- Hungarians · state · 840 – 894
- Nitra · state · 898 – 910
- Khmer Empire · state · 802 – 1431
- Tibetans · state · 850 – 1259
- Kingdom of Scotland · state · 843 – 1707
- West Francia · state · 843 – 987
- Great Moravia · state · 833 – 907
- Duchy of Burgundy · state · 880 – 1477
- East Francia · state · 843 – 962
- Rurikids · state · 862 – 1598
- Berga · state · 898 – 1235
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · state · 840 – 1212
and 99 more in the atlas.
Ended 44
- Hungarians · state · 840 – 894
- Francia · state · 481 – 843
- Pannonian Avars · state · 600 – 900
- Silla · state · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Carolingian Empire · state · 800 – 887
- Bretons · state · 587 – 824
- Uyghur Khaganate · state · 744 – 840
- Tibetan Empire · state · 618 – 842
- Tahirid dynasty · state · 821 – 873
- Dál Riata · state · 498 – 843
- Kingdom of Kent · state · 450 – 871
- Kingdom of Sussex · state · 477 – 825
- Pallava dynasty · state · 275 – 897
- Kingdom of Essex · state · 527 – 825
and 30 more in the atlas.
Born in the 9th century
The best known first, by how many Wikipedias write about them.
- Alfred the Great · monarch · 849 – 899
- Al-Farabi · astronomer · 870 – 951
- Abu Bakr al-Razi · inventor · 864 – 925
- Charles the Bald · monarch · 823 – 877
- Muhammad al-Bukhari · theologian · 810 – 870
- Pope John VIII · writer · 820 – 882
- Pope John X · writer · 860 – 929
- Æthelstan · monarch · 895 – 939
- Charles the Fat · monarch · 832 – 888
- Al-Masudi · writer · 896 – 957
- Rurik · monarch · 830 – 879
- Al-Tabari · philosopher · 839 – 922
- Henry the Fowler · ruler · 876 – 936
- Charles the Simple · monarch · 879 – 929
- Oleh the Wise · ruler · 845 – 912
- Olga of Kyiv · person · 890 – 969
- Arnulf of Carinthia · monarch · 850 – 899
- Leo VI the Wise · composer · 866 – 912
- Louis the German · monarch · 806 – 876
- Abd al-Rahman III · politician · 891 – 961
- Basil I · ruler · 811 – 886
- Edward the Elder · ruler · 874 – 924
- Robert I of France · politician · 860 – 923
- Louis the Stammerer · monarch · 846 – 879
and 272 more in the atlas.
States of the 9th century
Every state that stood at some time in the 9th century, by region, the best known first.
Europe154 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240
- Hungarians · 840 – 894
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797
- Papal States · 754 – 1870
- Nitra · 898 – 910
- Francia · 481 – 843
and 142 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa41 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Umayyad state of Córdoba · 756 – 929
- Aghlabid dynasty · 800 – 909
- Idrisid dynasty · 788 – 974
- Tahirid dynasty · 821 – 873
- Ifriqiya · 703 – 1705
- Qarmatians · 899 – 1071
and 29 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia40 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Tibetan Empire · 618 – 842
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Saffarid dynasty · 861 – 1003
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Rashtrakuta Empire · 753 – 982
- Samanid Empire · 819 – 999
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Pratihara dynasty · 800 – 1036
and 28 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia32 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Uyghur Khaganate · 744 – 840
- Parhae · 698 – 926
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Kingdom of Nanzhao · 738 – 902
- Mataram kingdom · 716 – 1016
and 20 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania12 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Wari Empire · 600 – 1100
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
- Muisca Confederations · 800 – 1540
- Toltec Empire · 674 – 1122
- Kingdom of Nicoya · 800 – 1520
Location unknown27 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Avar Khaganate · 562 – 828
- Hindu Shahis · 850 – 1026
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Old Saxony · 600 – 804
- Zunbil dynasty · 650 – 870
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Chavda dynasty · 690 – 942
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
and 15 more; every state of Location unknown.
Its decades and years
The decades and years with a page of their own.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 800 – 900: every state, war and life of the 9th century, region by region.
- On the map in 850: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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