881
Year 881 (DCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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| Gregorian calendar | 881 DCCCLXXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1634 |
| Armenian calendar | 330 ԹՎ ՅԼ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5631 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 802–803 |
| Bengali calendar | 288 |
| Berber calendar | 1831 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1425 |
| Burmese calendar | 243 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6389–6390 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 3577 or 3517 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 3578 or 3518 |
| Coptic calendar | 597–598 |
| Discordian calendar | 2047 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 873–874 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4641–4642 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 937–938 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 802–803 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3981–3982 |
| Holocene calendar | 10881 |
| Iranian calendar | 259–260 |
| Islamic calendar | 267–268 |
| Japanese calendar | Gangyō 5 (元慶５年) |
| Javanese calendar | 779–780 |
| Julian calendar | 881 DCCCLXXXI |
| Korean calendar | 3214 |
| Minguo calendar | 1031 before ROC 民前1031年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −587 |
| Seleucid era | 1192/1193 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1423–1424 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) 1007 or 626 or −146 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 1008 or 627 or −145 |
Charles the Fat is crowned Holy Roman Emperor (881)
Events
Europe
- February 12 – King Charles the Fat, the third son of the late Louis the German, is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John VIII at Rome.
- August 3 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: The West Frankish kings Louis III, and his brother Carloman II, rout Viking raiders (near Abbeville).
Britain
- Battle of the Conwy: King Anarawd of Gwynedd (Wales) initiates a revenge attack on the Mercian armies, and defeats them on the River Conwy.
- Anarawd, and his brothers Cadell and Merfyn, begin extensive military campaigns to quell resistance in Powys and Seisyllwg (approximate date).
Arabian Empire
- Zanj Rebellion: Abbasid general Al-Muwaffaq lays siege to the Zanj capital of Mukhtara, using his base on the opposite side of the River Tigris.
Asia
- Bakong, the first temple mountain of sandstone, is constructed by rulers of the Khmer Empire (modern Cambodia) at Angkor.
- 881 Acre earthquake. It took place in the vicinity of Acre. Alexandria was reportedly affected by the same earthquake.[1]
Religion
- St. Cecilia's Church (Cäcilienkirche) is founded as a college for women. It is now kept at the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne.
Births
- Conrad I, king of the East Frankish Kingdom (approximate date)
- Hugh of Arles, king of Italy and Lower Burgundy (or 880)
- Liu Churang, Chinese general (d. 943)
Deaths
- December 7 – Anspert, archbishop of Milan
- Bárid mac Ímair, king of Dublin
- Cui Hang, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- David I, prince of Iberia (Georgia)
- Gabriel, prince of Kakheti (Georgia)
- Guaifer, duke of Benevento
- John I, Frankish abbot (approximate date)
- Liu Ye, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- Lu Guimeng, Chinese poet
- Odo I, bishop of Beauvais
- Orso I, doge of Venice
- Radi Abdullah, Muslim tenth Imam
- Zhang Zhifang, Chinese general
References
- Antonopoulos, 1980
Sources
- Antonopoulos, J. (1980), Data from investigation of seismic Sea waves events in the Eastern Mediterranean from 500 to 1000 A.D., Annals of Geophysics
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