873

This page relates to the year 873 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Offensive of the Byzantine Empire against the emir of Mélitène (873 and 876).
In Syria, Byzance beats the Arabs and triumphs over Pauliciens. It extends until North from the area.

Foundation of the town of Mouchtara on the Tiger by ibn Mahommet.
Ya' qub shift the Tahirides, occupies the Khorasan and the Transoxiane, then founds the dynasty Saffaride of Seistan (fine in 900).

Famine in Spain. Invasions of grasshoppers of the Spain to the Germany.
the pope Jean VIII orders the setting in freedom of Méthode but prohibited the liturgy slavone.
Charles the Bald person and Solomon of Brittany take again Angers on the Viking S (Annales of Saint-Bertin). The latter delegate to the king chiefs who give to him of the hostages and promise to leave Angers, but require that it authorize them to live the island in the Loire (undoubtedly Noirmoutier) until February and to make trade there.
obligatory Decree of baptism of the Jewish in the Byzantine Empire.

the Viking S of York conquer the Mercie.
Trade agreement between Danish kings Sigfred and Halvdan and the Saxon ones (Yearly of Fulda).
Westwerk of Corvey.

Beginning of the construction of the Western work of abbey of Corvey (fine in 885).

Al-Kindi, arabo-Islamic Philosopher, with Baghdad, called the “philosopher of the Arabs”. Translator, astrologer of Al-Ma' mun and encyclopedist (his works cover Greek sciences, Persians and Indians), he denied the opposition between the Philosophie ( falsafa ) and the prophetic Revelation. He is the author of a treaty of optics.

Hunayn ibn Ishâk Al Ibadi (born in 809), translator and doctor of the court under Jafar Al-Mutawakkil. Arab Christian nestorien of origin, he translates into Arabic several scientific and philosophical texts Greek (of which the major part of the work of Galien), generally starting from manuscripts syriaques. His/her son Ishâk (death in 910) and his nephew Hubaysh ibn Al-Hassan is them also of large translators.

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