Editing 829

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Year '''829''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCXXIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[October 2]] &ndash; Emperor [[Michael II]] dies after an 8-year reign in [[Constantinople]], and is succeeded by his 16-year-old son [[Theophilos (emperor)|Theophilos]], as sole emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. He continues his father's ideology of [[Byzantine Iconoclasm|iconoclasm]].<ref name="Gregory227">Timothy E. Gregory, ''A History of Byzantium'', (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010), p. 227.</ref>
* [[October]] &ndash; [[Battle of Thasos]]: [[Saracen]]s from the newly founded [[Emirate of Crete]] almost annihilate the [[Byzantine navy|Byzantine fleet]] at [[Thasos]], close to the coast of [[Thrace]]. The [[Cyclades]] and other islands in the [[Aegean Sea]] are pillaged.<ref>Treadgold, Warren (1988). The Byzantine Revival, 780–842, Stanford University Press, p. 268. {{ISBN|0-8047-1462-2}}.</ref>

==== Europe ====
* Emperor [[Louis the Pious]] appoints his 6-year-old son [[Charles the Bald|Charles]] (by his second wife [[Judith of Bavaria (died 843)|Judith]]) as ruler of the Frankish subkingdom [[Alamannia]], enraging his eldest son and co-emperor [[Lothair I]], who begins an insurrection. 
* [[Vikings|Viking]] chieftain [[Halfdan the Black]] becomes king of [[Agder]] (modern [[Norway]]). He expands his realm through military conquest and political negotiations, dividing the kingdom of [[Vestfold]] with his half-brother [[Olaf Geirstad-Alf|Olaf]].
* [[Giustiniano Participazio]], doge of [[Republic of Venice|Venice]], dies after a 2-year reign, and is succeeded by his younger brother [[Giovanni I Participazio|Giovanni Participazio]]. He continues the work of Giustiniano, in construction of [[St Mark's Basilica|St. Mark's Basilica]].

==== Britain ====
* King [[Egbert of Wessex]] invades [[Mercia]], ousts his rival [[Wiglaf of Mercia|Wiglaf]], and attempts to rule directly from [[Wessex]]. He is recognized as overlord (''[[bretwalda]]'') of other [[Anglo-Saxon kingdoms|English kingdom]]s. 
* Winter &ndash; Battle of the River Dore: Egbert of Wessex leads his army against the [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]]ns as far as [[Dore, South Yorkshire|Dore]], where he clashes with King [[Eanred of Northumbria]].

==== Egypt ====
* The [[Nile|Nile River]] freezes over.<ref>Lamb, H. H. (1977) ''Climate: Present, Past and Future: Climatic History and the Future'' Vol 2, Methuen and Co. Ltd., London.</ref>

==== China ====
* The [[Bai people|Bai]] [[kingdom of Nanzhao]] captures the city of [[Chengdu]], in [[Sichuan]] Province.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Ansgar]], Frankish [[abbot]] of [[Imperial Abbey of Corvey|Corvey]] (modern [[North Rhine-Westphalia|Westphalia]]), is appointed [[missionary]] to [[Sweden]] by Louis the Pious, at the request of the Swedish king [[Björn at Haugi]].
* The city of [[Wiesbaden]] ([[Germany]]) is first mentioned by [[Einhard]], biographer of former emperor [[Charlemagne]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[September 8]] &ndash; [[Ali al-Hadi]], 10th [[Shia Imam]] (approximate date)
* [[Al-Nasa'i]], Muslim scholar and [[hadith]] compiler (approximate date)
* [[Lu Yan]], [[chancellor of the Tang dynasty]] (d. [[874]])
* [[Yahya ibn Muhammad|Yahya I]], Muslim [[sultan]] (d. [[864]])

== Deaths ==
* [[June 1]] &ndash; [[Li Tongjie]], general of the Tang dynasty
* [[July 30]] &ndash; [[Shi Xiancheng]], general of the Tang dynasty
* [[October 2]] &ndash; [[Michael II]], emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire]] (b. [[770]])
* [[Abu al-Razi Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Hamid|Abu al-Razi Muhammad]], Muslim governor
* [[Cináed mac Mugróin]], king of [[Kingdom of Uí Failghe|Uí Failghe]]
* [[Cui Zhi]], chancellor of the Tang dynasty (b. [[772]])
* [[Giustiniano Participazio]], doge of [[Republic of Venice|Venice]]
* [[Leibulf of Provence]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]]
* [[Li Yi (poet)|Li Yi]], Chinese [[Chinese poetry|poet]] (or [[827]])
* [[Li You (general)|Li You]], general of the Tang dynasty
* [[Muiredach mac Ruadrach]], king of [[Leinster]]
* [['Umayr ibn al-Walid]], Muslim governor
* [[Wei Chuhou]], chancellor of the Tang dynasty (b. [[773]])
* [[Zheng Yin (Middle Tang)|Zheng Yin]], chancellor of the Tang dynasty (b. [[752]])

== References ==
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