- 831
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Events
By Place
Europe
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Malamir succeedsOmurtag as Khan ofBulgaria .
* TheSaracen s capturePalermo .
*Louis the Pious is reinstated following the end of the firstcivil war of his reign.
*Nominoe is designed "missus imperatoris" by Louis the Pious and "ducatus ipsius gentis" of theBretons .Asia
* In this year, an
Uyghur Turk sues the son of a ChineseTang Dynasty grand general who had failed to repay a debt of 11 million government-issuedcopper coins.Emperor Wenzong of Tang soon hears the news, and is so upset that he not only banishes the general, but attempts to ban all trade between Chinese and foreigners except for goods andlivestock . This ban is unsuccessful, and trade with foreigners resumes, especially in maritime affairs overseas.By Topic
Religion
* Saint Ansgar founds the first church in
Sweden , atBirka .Births
Deaths
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Xue Tao ,Tang Dynasty poetess (b.768 )
*Yuan Zhen , author of "Yingying's Biography" (b.779 )
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