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Years: 862 863 864 865 - 866 - 867 868 869 870 |
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Decades: 830s 840s 850s - 860s - 870s 880s 890s |
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Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century |
Events
- Fujiwara no Yoshifusa becomes regent of Japan, starting the Fujiwara regentship.
- Alfonso III succeeds as king of Asturias.
- Louis II beats the Saracen invaders in Italy.
- Ivar the Boneless crosses over to England and beats and captures king Ella of Northumbria , thus revenging his father Ragnar Lodbrok.
- Censored page succeeds as king of Censored page (or 865).
- Pope Nicholas I forbids the use of torture in prosecutions for witchcraft.
- A "great Viking army" captured York
Births
Deaths
- April: Bardas, co-emperor and de facto ruler of the Byzantine Empire (murdered)
- 27 May: Ordoņo I, king of Asturias
- al-Kindi, Muslim philosopher
- Censored page, king of Censored page and Bretwalda (or 865)
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