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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[Vladimir of Bulgaria|Vladimir]], ruler (''[[Khan (title)|khan]]'') of the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]], is dethroned by his father [[Boris I of Bulgaria|Boris I]], with help from loyal [[boyar]]s. He is blinded, and succeeded by his brother [[Simeon I of Bulgaria|Simeon I]], as prince of [[Bulgaria]]; the capital is moved from [[Pliska]] to [[Preslav]]. Simeon makes an [[Military alliance|alliance]] with the [[Pechenegs]] (or '''Patzinaks'''), a [[Nomad|semi-nomad]] Turkic tribe from the [[Central Asia]]n steppes.<ref>{{The Early Medieval Balkans|page=130}}</ref>
* An [[East Francia|East Frankish]] expeditionary force under [[Zwentibold]], the eldest son of King [[Arnulf of Carinthia]], crosses the [[Alps]] into [[Duchy of Friuli|Friuli]]. He makes junction at [[Verona]], with the army of the deposed king [[Berengar I of Italy|Berengar I]], and proceeds to lay siege to [[Pavia]]. After a three-month campaign, Zwentibold receives orders to head back to [[Bavaria]], in case of a [[Hungarians|Magyar]] intervention.
* The 13-year-old [[Charles the Simple|Charles III]] (the Simple), the [[Posthumous birth|posthumous son]] of [[Louis the Stammerer]], is crowned king of the [[West Francia|West Frankish Kingdom]] at the [[Reims Cathedral]]—though he is not recognized as such by King [[Odo of France|Odo]] (or '''Eudes''') until [[898]].<ref name="Parisse-p313">Michel Parisse, "Lotharingia", ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, III: c. 900–c. 1024'', ed. [[Timothy Reuter]] (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005), pp. 313–315.</ref>
* King [[Alfonso III of Asturias|Alfonso III]] repopulates the city of [[Zamora, Spain|Zamora]] with [[Mozarabs]] ([[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian]] [[Christians]] who have lived under [[Moors|Moorish]] rule) from [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]] in [[Al-Andalus]] (modern [[Spain]]).
* [[Galindo II Aznárez]] succeeds his father [[Aznar II Galíndez]] as count of [[Aragon]] (until [[922]]).

==== Britain ====
* Spring &ndash; Prince [[Edward the Elder|Edward]], the son of King [[Alfred the Great]], defeats the Danish [[Vikings|Viking]] raiders at [[Farnham]], and forces them to take refuge on [[Thorney Island (Westminster)|Thorney Island]]. At the same time, [[Denmark|Danes]] from [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]] sail around the [[Cornwall|Cornish]] coast, and besiege [[Exeter]].<ref>Paul Hill (2009). ''The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great'', pp. 124–125. {{ISBN|978-1-59416-087-5}}.</ref> 
* Spring &ndash; A Viking army under [[Hastein]] moves to a [[Burh|fortified camp]] at [[South Benfleet|Benfleet]] ([[Essex]]). The Danish camp is captured by the [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxons]], while the army is out raiding. Hastein is forced to retreat to [[Shoeburyness|Shoebury]].<ref>John Haywood (1995). ''Historical Atlas of the Vikings'', pp. 66–67. {{ISBN|978-0-140-51328-8}}.</ref>
* Summer &ndash; [[Battle of Buttington]]: A combined Welsh and [[Mercia]]n army under Lord [[Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians|Æthelred]] besieges a Viking camp at [[Buttington]] in Wales. The Danes escape with heavy losses, and take their families to safety in East Anglia.<ref>Paul Hill (2009). ''The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great'', pp. 128–130. {{ISBN|978-1-59416-087-5}}.</ref>
* Autumn &ndash; Danish Vikings under Hastein take the city of [[Chester]], after a rapid march from East Anglia. Alfred the Great destroys the food supplies, forcing them to move into [[Wales]].<ref>John Haywood (1995). ''Historical Atlas of the Vikings'', pp. 66–67. {{ISBN|978-0-140-51328-8}}.</ref>
* [[Asser]], bishop of [[Diocese of salisbury|Sherborne]], writes his ''[[Asser#The Life of King Alfred|Life of King Alfred]]'' in [[Wessex]]. He studies for 6 months each year in Alfred's household.

==== Arabian Empire ====
* Spring &ndash; Caliph [[Al-Mu'tadid]] recognizes [[Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun|Khumarawayh]] as autonomous [[emir]] over [[Muslim conquest of Egypt|Egypt]] and [[Muslim conquest of the Levant|Syria]], in exchange for an annual [[tribute]] of 300,000 [[Gold dinar|dinar]]s. The [[Upper Mesopotamia|Jazira]] provinces of [[Diyar Rabi'a]] and [[Diyar Mudar]] are returned to the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]. Muslim forces recover direct control of [[Mosul]] (modern [[Iraq]]) from the [[Banu Shayban|Shayban]].{{sfn|Bianquis|1998|pp=105–106}}

==== Eurasia ====
*[[March 23]] &ndash; [[893 Ardabil earthquake]]. Several earthquake catalogues and historical sources describe this earthquake as a destructive earthquake that struck the city of [[Ardabil]], [[Iran]]. The magnitude is unknown, but the death toll was reported to be very large. The [[USGS]], in their "List of Earthquakes with 50,000 or More Deaths", give an estimate that 150,000 were killed, which would make it the ninth deadliest earthquake in history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php |title=Earthquakes with 50,000 or More Deaths |publisher=Earthquake.usgs.gov |access-date=28 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901233953/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php |archive-date=1 September 2009 }}</ref>
* [[December 28]] &ndash; An [[893 Dvin earthquake|earthquake]] destroys the city of [[Dvin (ancient city)|Dvin]] in [[Armenia]].