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836

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

Decades: 780s 790s 800s 810s 820s - 830s - 840s 850s 860s 870s 880s

Years: 831 832 833 834 835 - 836 - 837 838 839 840 841

Events

Abbasid caliph al-Mutasim[?] establishes new capital at Samarra, Iraq.
Egbert of Wessex is defeated by the Danes.
John VII Grammaticus[?] succeeds Antony I[?] as patriarch of Constantinople.
Oldest known mentioning of the city of Soest.

Births

Thabit ibn Kurrah[?], Arabian astronomer
Fujiwara no Mototsune, Japanese regent
Ethelbert, king of Wessex
Constantine I, king of Scotland

Deaths

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