Editing 826

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Year '''826''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCXXVI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 826th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and ''[[Anno Domini]]'' (AD) designations, the 826th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 26th year of the [[9th century]], and the 7th year of the [[820s]] decade.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Britain ====
* King [[Beornwulf of Mercia]] invades [[East Anglia]], but is killed in battle. He is succeeded by [[Ludeca of Mercia|Ludeca]], as ruler of [[Mercia]].
* Prince [[Aethelwulf]], a son of King [[Egbert of Wessex]], invades [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]], and drives out its pro-Mercian king [[Baldred of Kent|Baldred]].

==== Byzantine Empire ==== 
* [[May]] &ndash; [[Euphemius (Sicily)|Euphemius]], Byzantine admiral, organises an uprising in [[Sicily]] against Emperor [[Michael II]]. He proclaims himself Emperor (with the title of ''[[basileus]]'') in [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]], independent from [[Constantinople]]. In turn, Euphemius is defeated by Byzantine troops (reinforcements from the [[Byzantine Empire|East]]), and is driven out to [[North Africa]].<ref name="stan">{{cite news|url=http://archaeology.stanford.edu/MountPollizo/handbookPDF/MPHandbook5.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://archaeology.stanford.edu/MountPollizo/handbookPDF/MPHandbook5.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|publisher=Archaeology.Stanford.edu|title=Brief history of Sicily|date=7 October 2007|format=PDF}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==== Europe ====
* King [[Harald Klak]] of [[Denmark]] receives the [[Frisia]]n county of [[Rüstringen]], as a gift from Emperor [[Louis the Pious]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Harald Klak accepts [[Christianity]], and is [[Baptism|baptized]] with his wife and son [[Godfrid Haraldsson|Godfrid]] at [[Mainz]].
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== Births ==
* [[January 22]] &ndash; [[Emperor Montoku|Montuku]], emperor of [[Japan]] (d. [[858]])
* [[November 29]] &ndash; [[William of Septimania]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[850]])
* [[Al-Mubarrad]], Muslim [[Arabic grammar|grammarian]] (d. [[898]])
* [[Ansgarde of Burgundy]], Frankish queen (approximate date)
* [[Saints Cyril and Methodius|Cyril]], Byzantine [[missionary]] and bishop (d. [[885]])
* [[Doseon]], Korean [[Bhikkhu|Buddhist monk]] (d. 898)
* [[Thābit ibn Qurra]], Muslim [[astronomer]] and [[physician]] (d. [[901]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Ashot I of Iberia|Ashot I]], prince of [[Principality of Iberia|Iberia]] (or [[830]])
* [[Ashot Msaker]], prince of [[Arminiya|Armenia]]
* [[Bai Xingjian]], Chinese [[Chinese poetry|poet]] and writer (b. [[776]])
* [[Beornwulf of Mercia|Beornwulf]], king of [[Mercia]]
* [[Fujiwara no Fuyutsugu]], Japanese general (b. [[775]])
* [[Heondeok of Silla|Heondeok]], king of [[Silla]] ([[Korea]])
* [[Li Guangyan]], Chinese general (b. [[761]])
* [[Li Wu]], prince of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]]
* [[Theodore the Studite]], Byzantine [[abbot]] (b. [[759]])
* [[Wu Yantong]], Chinese [[Chinese Buddhism|Buddhist]] monk 
* [[Zhu Kerong]], Chinese governor (''[[jiedushi]]'')

== References ==
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