The 9th century: key events

Chronyas has 1,143 events dated to the 9th century (801 to 900 CE), during the Medieval world. Below are the most notable ones, in date order.

Most of the events in this century belong to Civilizations & archaeology and Wars, politics & history.

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801 CEBirth of Al-Kindi
from 802 CE to 1431Khmer Empire
802 CEConstruction of Angkor Wat
803 CELeshan Giant Buddha
from 804 CE to 1296Duchy of Saxony
806 CEOrigins of Tendai
20 July 810 CEBirth of Muḥammad ibn Ismaeel al-Bukhārī
from 811 CE to 819 CEFourth Fitna
813 CERise of Bagrationi dynasty
814 CEDeath of Abu Nuwas
28 January 814 CEDeath of Charlemagne
from 28 January 814 CE to 20 June 840 CELouis the Pious becomes King of Franks
c. 818 CEOrigins of the Imam Reza Shrine
from 819 CE to 999 CESamanid dynasty
c. 820sAl-Khwarizmi writes the book that gives algebra its name
from 821 CE to 873 CETahirid dynasty
823 CEOrigins of Shingon Buddhism
13 June 823 CEBirth of Charles the Bald
from October 827 CE to January 844 CEGregory IV becomes Pope
828 CEConstruction of St Mark's Basilica
c. 830sThe House of Wisdom flourishes in Baghdad
from 831 CE to 1072Muslim Sicily
from 833 CE to 907 CEGreat Moravia
834 CEOrigins of Sarkel
23 November 838 CEEarthquake in Fergana, Uzbekistan
from 840 CE to 1212Karakhanid Khanate
c. 841 CEOrigins of Dublin
from 843 CE to 962 CEEast Francia
843 CEFounding of Kingdom of Germany
from 843 CE to 1707Kingdom of Scotland
from 843 CE to 987 CEWest Francia
from 843 CE to 855 CEMiddle Francia
August 843 CETreaty of Verdun
from 11 August 843 CE to 6 October 877 CECharles the Bald becomes King of West Francia
18 September 844 CEEarthquake in Antakya, Dimashq (Damascus); Turkey, Syria
from 25 September 844 CE to 11 November 844 CEViking raid on Seville
6 September 845 CEEarthquake in Al-Mawsil, Iraq
c. 847 CEEruption of Churchill
847 CEEarthquake in Al-Mawsil, Iraq
848 CEConstruction of Great Mosque of Samarra
849 CEBirth of Alfred the Great
from 23 December 849 CE to 17 December 1297Pagan kingdom
850 CEOrigins of Chan Chan
850 CEConstruction of Prambanan Temple
850 CEDeath of Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
from c. 850s to 950sThe Classic Maya collapse
c. 850sGunpowder is invented in China
15 July 850 CEEarthquake in Rey (Ray), Iran
from 855 CE to 959 CELotharingia
December 856 CEEarthquake in Korinthos,Patrai (Patras), Greece
3 December 856 CEEarthquake in Tunis, Tunisia
January 858 CEEarthquake in Dvina, Turkey; Armenia
859 CEFounding of University of al-Qarawiyyin
860 CEConstruction of Alamut Castle
from 861 CE to 1003Saffarid dynasty
from 862 CE to 1598Rurikids
from 865 CE to 866 CECaliphal Civil War
from 866 CE to 1797County of Flanders
866 CEBirth of Abu Bakr al-Razi
from 867 CE to 1056Rise of Macedonian Renaissance
868 CEPublication of Diamond Sutra
from 868 CE to 905 CETulunids
869 CEFourth Council of Constantinople
from 869 CE to 883 CEZanj Rebellion
869 CEFirst edition of Gion Matsuri
870 CEBirth of Farabi
8 August 870 CETreaty of Meerssen
from 23 April 871 CE to 26 October 899 CEAlfred the Great becomes Monarch of England
18 November 871 CEEarthquake in Saimareh, Iran
from 872 CE to 1521Přemyslid dynasty
from 875 CE to 877 CECharles the Bald becomes Holy Roman Emperor
from 879 CE to 880 CEFourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox)
879 CEConstruction of Mosque of Ibn Tulun
from 880 CE to 1477Duchy of Burgundy
from 882 CE to 1240Kievan Rus'
c. 882 CEOrigins of Dortmund
from 889 CE to 929 CESajids
893 CEConstruction of Preah Vihear Temple
from 894 CE to 896 CEByzantine–Bulgarian War of 894–896
896 CEBattle of Boulgarophygon

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