Year
The world in 896
In 896 the atlas holds 247 states standing across 5 regions. 5 things began that year - County of Boulogne, Battle of Boulgarophygon and Battle of Southern Buh among them - and 2 ended; 4 people were born and 3 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 890s page, and to its century on the 9th century.
What began in 896
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 3
- County of Boulogne · state · 896 – 1501
- Sultanate of Shewa · state · 896 – 1285
- Jin (Later Tang precursor) · state · 896 – 923
Wars and battles 2
- Battle of Boulgarophygon · battle · 896
- Battle of Southern Buh · battle · 896
What ended in 896
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
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
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 896 4
- Al-Masudi · writer · 896 – 957
- Zoltán of Hungary · politician · 896 – 949
- Časlav of Serbia · politician · 896 – 960
- Sancho Ordóñez · ruler · 896 – 929
Died in 896 3
- Hastein · explorer · 810 – 896
- Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun · ruler · 864 – 896
- Abu 'l-Asakir Jaysh ibn Khumarawayh · ruler · 882 – 896
Standing in 896
The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.
Europe120 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
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Pietro Tribuno, Doge of Venice since 887
- Papal States · 754 – 1870 · Formosus, Pope since 891 and Boniface VI, Pope since 896
- Kingdom of Scotland · 843 – 1707 · Donald II of Scotland, Monarch of Scotland since 889
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927 · Alfred the Great, King of Wessex since 871
and 110 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa35 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine emperor since 886
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Mu'tadid, Abbasid caliph since 892
- 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
- Idrisid dynasty · 788 – 974 · Yahya ibn al-Qasim, sultan since 883
- Ifriqiya · 703 – 1705 · Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Emir of Ifriqiya since 875
and 25 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 · Bazir Arslan Khan, khan since 893
- 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
- Samanid Empire · 819 – 999 · Ismail Samani, Amir of the Samanids since 892
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
and 24 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia27 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907 · Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, Emperor of China since 888
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431 · Yasovarman I, King of the Khmer Empire since 889
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- 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
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Kingdom of Nanzhao · 738 – 902
- Mataram kingdom · 716 – 1016
and 17 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
and 2 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
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 871 – 921: every state, war and life of 896 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 896: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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