Decade · 890 – 899
The world in the 890s
From 890 to 899 the atlas holds 254 states standing at some time. 18 things began - Nitra, Berga and Qarmatians among them - and 6 ended; 30 people were born and 16 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
What began in the 890s
By kind, the best known first.
States 12
- Nitra · state · 898 – 910
- Berga · state · 898 – 1235
- Qarmatians · state · 899 – 1071
- Hamdanid dynasty · state · 890 – 1004
- Electorate of Trier · state · 898 – 1801
- Principality of Hungary · state · 895 – 1000
- County of Boulogne · state · 896 – 1501
- Later Paekche · state · 892 – 936
and 4 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 5
- Battle of Boulgarophygon · battle · 896
- Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 894–896 · war · 894 – 896
- Battle of Southern Buh · battle · 896
- Battle of Leuven · battle · 891
- Battle of Brenta · battle · 899
Natural disasters 1
- 893 Dvin earthquake · disaster · 893
What ended in the 890s
States 4
- Hungarians · state · 840 – 894
- Silla · state · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Pallava dynasty · state · 275 – 897
- Unified Silla · state · 668 – 892
Wars and battles 1
- Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 894–896 · war · 894 – 896
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Kharijite Rebellions · unrest · 866 – 896
Born and died
Born 30
- Æthelstan · monarch · 895 – 939
- Al-Masudi · writer · 896 – 957
- Olga of Kyiv · person · 890 – 969
- Abd al-Rahman III · politician · 891 – 961
- Rudolph of France · politician · 890 – 936
- Louis the Child · monarch · 893 – 911
- Malcolm I of Scotland · politician · 897 – 954
- Eric Bloodaxe · ruler · 895 – 954
- Al-Muqtadir · politician · 895 – 932
- Gorm the Old · monarch · 890 – 958
- Al-Qahir · ruler · 899 – 950
- Alfonso IV of León · ruler · 899 – 933
- Ramiro II of León · politician · 898 – 951
- Al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah · politician · 891 – 946
- Zoltán of Hungary · politician · 896 – 949
- Christopher Lekapenos · monarch · 890 – 931
and 14 more in the atlas.
Died 16
- Alfred the Great · monarch · 849 – 899
- Arnulf of Carinthia · monarch · 850 – 899
- Guy III of Spoleto · politician · 855 – 894
- Al-Baladhuri · poet · 820 – 892
- Al-Mu'tamid · politician · 843 – 892
- Álmos · person · 820 – 895
- Abu Hanifa Dinawari · engineer · 828 – 895
- Svatopluk I of Moravia · ruler · 840 – 894
- Ashot I of Armenia · monarch · 820 – 890
- Vladimir of Bulgaria · person · 850 – 893
- Al-Muwaffaq · politician · 842 – 891
- Hastein · explorer · 810 – 896
- Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun · ruler · 864 – 896
- Abu 'l-Asakir Jaysh ibn Khumarawayh · ruler · 882 – 896
- Grímur Kamban · explorer · 801 – 899
- Zhaozhou Congshen · poet · 778 – 897
States of the 890s
The states that stood at some time in the 890s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 890.
Europe124 states
- France · 481 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present · Horik II, Monarch of Denmark since 854
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240 · Oleh the Wise, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 882
- Hungarians · 840 – 894 · Álmos, Grand Prince of the Hungarians since 850
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Pietro Tribuno, Doge of Venice since 887
and 116 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa36 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine emperor since 886
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Mu'tamid, Abbasid caliph since 870
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Muhammad ibn Abi'l-Saj, Afshin since 889
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Umayyad state of Córdoba · 756 – 929 · Abdullah of Córdoba, emir of Cordoba since 888
- Aghlabid dynasty · 800 – 909 · Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Emir of Ifriqiya since 875
and 28 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia34 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Aditya I, Chola king since 871
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212 · Bilge Kul Qadir Khan, khan since 840
- Saffarid dynasty · 861 – 1003 · Amr ibn al-Layth, Amir of the Saffarid dynasty since 879
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Narayanapala, emperor since 871
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Aparajitavarman, Pallava emperor since 880
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Rashtrakuta Empire · 753 – 982 · Krishna II, Rashtrakuta emperor since 878
and 26 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia29 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907 · Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, Emperor of China since 888
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431 · Indravarman I, King of the Khmer Empire since 877 and Yasovarman I, King of the Khmer Empire since 889
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Indravarman II, Raja since 875
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Parhae · 698 – 926
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Tannet of Pagan, King of Burma since 886
and 21 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
and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown19 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Hindu Shahis · 850 – 1026
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Chavda dynasty · 690 – 942
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 870 – 919: every state, war and life of the 890s, region by region.
- On the map in 895: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.