Editing 825

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[[File:Egbert of Wessex map.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|A map of [[England]] during [[Egbert of Wessex|Egbert]]'s reign]]
[[File:Ellandun.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The [[Battle of Ellandun]] near [[Swindon]] (825)]]
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Year '''825''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCXXV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== India ====
* A group of Persio-Assyrian adherents of the [[Church of the East]], under the leadership of two Persian bishops Prod (or Proth, also known as Aphroth) and Sappor (also known as Sabrisho), reach Kerala, India and reside in Quilon.
* [[August]] - This year, on the first day of [[Malayalam calendar|Chingam]] month, Kerala’s Kollam Era ( [[Malayalam calendar|Malayalam Era/Calendar]], also known as Kollavarsham) commenced.

==== Europe ====
* Emperor [[Louis the Pious]] begins a military campaign against the [[Wends]] and [[Sorbs]]. Duke [[Tunglo]] surrenders his son as [[hostage]], and submits to [[Francia|Frankish]] rule (approximate date).
* [[Grímur Kamban]] becomes the first man to set foot in the [[Faroe Islands]], and settles down in [[Funningur]], on the northwest coast of [[Eysturoy]] (beginning the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Viking Age|Viking era]] on the islands).
* Murcia is founded by the emir of Cordoba [[Abd ar-Rahman II]].

==== Britain====
* [[Battle of Ellandun]]: King [[Egbert of Wessex]] defeats [[Beornwulf of Mercia]] near [[Swindon]]. The battle marks the end of the [[Mercian Supremacy|Mercian domination]] of southern [[England]].<ref name=Stenton_231>Stenton, ''Anglo-Saxon England'', p. 231.</ref> The kingdoms of [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]], [[Surrey]], [[Kingdom of Sussex|Sussex]] and [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]] submit to [[Kingdom of Wessex|Wessex]], and [[East Anglia]] acknowledges Egbert as overlord (''[[bretwalda]]'').
* King [[Hywel ap Rhodri Molwynog|Hywel ap Rhodri]] of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] dies after an 11-year reign. The kingdom is seized by his grand-nephew, [[Merfyn Frych]] of [[Isle of Man|Man]].
* [[Gafulford|Battle of Gafulford]]: The men of [[Dumnonia|Cornish Dumnonia]] clash with the [[Wessex|West Saxons]] at modern-day [[Camelford]] (approximate date).

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Borobudur]], a [[Mahayana]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] Temple, is completed in [[Central Java]] (modern [[Indonesia]]).
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== Births ==
* [[Ariwara no Narihira]], Japanese ''[[Waka (poetry)|waka]]'' poet (d. [[880]])
* [[Charles (archbishop of Mainz)|Charles]], Frankish [[bishop]] and [[archchancellor]] (or [[830]])
* [[Fujiwara no Yasunori]], Japanese [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[895]])
* [[Landulf II of Capua|Landulf II]], bishop and count of [[Principality of Capua|Capua]] (approximate date)
* [[Louis II of Italy|Louis II]], king of [[Italy]] and [[Holy Roman Emperor]] (d. [[875]])
* [[Muhammad ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir|Muhammad ibn Abdallah]], Muslim governor (or [[824]])
* [[Ono no Komachi]], Japanese [[Japanese poetry|poet]] (approximate date)
* [[Prince Tsunesada|Tsunesada]], Japanese prince (d. [[884]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Abu Ubaidah (scholar)|Abu Ubaidah]], Muslim scholar (b. [[728]])
* [[Hywel ap Rhodri Molwynog|Hywel ap Rhodri]], king of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] ([[Wales]])
* [[Ida of Herzfeld]], Frankish noblewoman (approximate date)
* [[Liu Wu (general)|Liu Wu]], general of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]]
* [[Máel Bressail mac Ailillo]], king of [[Ulaid]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Song Ruozhao]], Chinese scholar, lady-in-waiting and poet  (b. [[770]])
* [[Rampon, Count of Barcelona|Rampon]], count of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]]
* [[Welf (father of Judith)|Welf]], father of [[Judith of Bavaria (died 843)|Judith of Bavaria]]
* [[Wihomarc]], Breton chieftain

== References ==
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