Years: 896 897 898 899 - 900 - 901 902 903 904

Decades: 870s 880s 890s - 900s - 910s 920s 930s

Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century

Events

• Gyeonhwon formally establishes the kingdom of Hubaekje in southwestern Korea.
• Merchants from southwest Asia and India settle on the east-African coast, trading gold, beads and metal for ivory and slaves.
• Harold I of the Yngling or Scilfing dynasty subdues the petty kings of Norway and conquers the Orkney and Shetland islands.

Births

Deaths

• August 13 - Zwentibold, last King of Lotharingia
• Donald II , King of the Scots and Picts; succeeded by Constantine II.