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Events

By Place

Europe

* Malamir succeeds Omurtag as Khan of Bulgaria.
* The Saracens capture Palermo.
* Louis the Pious is reinstated following the end of the first civil war of his reign.
* Nominoe is designed "missus imperatoris" by Louis the Pious and "ducatus ipsius gentis" of the Bretons.

Asia

* In this year, an Uyghur Turk sues the son of a Chinese Tang Dynasty grand general who had failed to repay a debt of 11 million government-issued copper 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 and livestock. 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, at Birka.

Births

Deaths

* Xue Tao, Tang Dynasty poetess (b. 768)
* Yuan Zhen, author of "Yingying's Biography" (b. 779)