901

This page relates to the year 901 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Western Europe

  • February: Beginning of the reign of Louis III of Provence, known as the Blind man (v. 833 - 928), emperor of Occident (fine in 915)
  • the Danes of East Anglia attack the Wessex. Edouard Ier the Old one succeeds in containing them (906).
  • the intervention of Danish king Halvdan in Ireland puts the Norwegians in so bad posture that Dublin falls between the hands from the Irishmen (902).
  • the island of the Greenland is seen by the Viking Gunnbjorn.

Worsen Byzantine

  • the Arabs take Reggio of Calabria.
  • Nicolas Ier Mystikos, laic near to Photios, becomes patriarch of Constantinople.
  • Arethas de Patras becomes speaker of the Palate.
  • the book of the prefect regulates the trade associations to Byzance.

Africa

  • Abu Abdallah raises the Berbères against the emir aghlabide of Ifrikiya (Tunisia).

The Middle East

  • a group of Zaydites (Chiites which refuses to recognize only one line of Imams) enracine with the Yemen, where a local dynasty, which called upon a descent hasanide, was maintained until in 1962.

Asia

  • With the Japan, Sugawara No Michizane is sent in exile to Daizaifu.

Births in 901

Death in 901

Map-bms: 901

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