Events 859
1 events
1.1 place
1.1.1 europe
1.1.2 iberian peninsula
1.1.3 africa
1.1.4 china
events
by place
europe
january 15 – battle of st. quentin: frankish forces led humfrid defeat king louis german @ saint-quentin (northern france). humfrid enfeoffed county of autun, , appointed margrave of burgundy king charles bald.
summer – viking chieftains hastein , björn ironside (a son of ragnar lodbrok) begin expedition, , sail loire river fleet of 62 ships, raid cities , monasteries in mediterranean sea.
viking raiders invade kingdom of pamplona (western pyrenees), , capture king garcía Íñiguez i, somewhere in andalusian heartland. extort ransom, rising around 70,000 gold dinars.
the russian city of novgorod first mentioned in sofia chronicles.
winter - weather severe adriatic sea freezes, , italy covered in snow 100 days.
iberian peninsula
battle of albelda: king ordoño of asturias, , ally garcía Íñiguez i, defeat muslims under musa ibn musa al-qasawi @ albelda.
viking raiders burn mosques of seville , algesiras in al-andalus (modern spain).
africa
the university of al karaouine founded in fes (modern morocco), fatima al-fihri (recognized guinness book of world records oldest university in world).
china
september 7 – emperor xuān zong (li yi) dies after 13-year reign. succeeded eldest son yi zong, ruler of tang dynasty.
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