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

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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\n