Editing 836

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Year '''836''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCXXXVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 836th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 836th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 36th year of the [[9th century]], and the 7th year of the [[830s]] decade.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Abbasid Caliphate ====
* Driven by tensions between his favoured [[Turkic peoples|Turkish]] guard and the populace of [[Baghdad]], [[Abbasid]] [[caliph]] [[al-Mu'tasim]] moves his residence to the new city of [[Abbasid Samarra|Samarra]], 130&nbsp;km north of Baghdad. With brief interruptions, the city will remain the seat of the Abbasid caliphs until [[892]].

==== Britain ====
* [[Carhampton, Somerset|Battle of Carhampton]]: Danish [[Vikings]] arrive in the [[Wessex]] areas of [[Somerset]] and [[North Devon]]. [[Ecgberht, King of Wessex]] fights them but is forced to withdraw.<ref>Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press, pp. 55–56. {{ISBN|1-874336-26-1}}.</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[July 4]] &ndash; [[Pactum Sicardi]]: Prince [[Sicard of Benevento]] signs a 5-year [[armistice]] with the duchies of [[Duchy of Sorrento|Sorrento]], [[Duchy of Naples|Naples]] and [[Duchy of Amalfi|Amalfi]]. He recognizes the trade of [[merchant]]s among the three cities in [[Southern Italy]].
* [[Malamir of Bulgaria|Malamir]], ruler (''[[Khan (title)|khan]]'') of the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]], dies after a 4-year reign and is succeeded by his nephew [[Presian I of Bulgaria|Presian I]]. Because of his young age and inexperience, the Bulgarian state affairs are dominated by his minister and commander-in-chief [[Isbul]].
* [[Pietro Tradonico]] is appointed doge of [[Republic of Venice|Venice]] (until [[864]]).
* The oldest known mention is made of the city of [[Soest, Germany|Soest]] (modern Germany).

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* The [[Basilica of St. Castor]] in [[Koblenz]] ([[Rhineland-Palatinate|Rhineland-Pfalz]]) is constructed.</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[Æthelberht of Wessex|Æthelberht]], king of [[Wessex]] (approximate date)
* [[Al-Musta'in]], Muslim [[caliph]] (d. [[866]])
* [[Fujiwara no Mototsune]], Japanese [[Sesshō and Kampaku|regent]] (d. [[891]])
* [[Ibn al-Rumi]], Muslim [[Arabic poetry|poet]] (d. [[896]])
* [[Luo Hongxin]], Chinese [[warlord]] (d. [[898]])
* [[Mihira Bhoja]], king of the [[Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty]] (d. [[885]])
* [[Wei Zhuang]], Chinese [[Chinese poetry|poet]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[March 17]] &ndash; [[Haito]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel|Basel]]
* [[Adalram]], archbishop of [[Archbishopric of Salzburg|Salzburg]]
* [[Aznar Sánchez of Gascony|Aznar Sánchez]], duke of [[Duchy of Gascony|Gascony]] 
* [[Herefrith]], bishop of [[Diocese of Winchester|Winchester]]
* [[Heungdeok of Silla|Heungdeok]], king of [[Silla]] (b. [[AD 777|777]])
* [[Lambert I of Nantes|Lambert I]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]]
* [[Malamir of Bulgaria|Malamir]], ruler of the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]]
* [[Matfrid]], Frankish nobleman
* [[Muhammad ibn Idris]], Idrisid emir of Morocco<ref>{{EI2 | last = Eustache | first = D. | title = Idrīsids | volume = 3 | pages = 1035–1037 | doi =10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_3495}}</ref>
* [[Nicetas the Patrician]], Byzantine official
* [[Prosigoj]], Serbian prince (approximate date)
* [[Ralpacan]], emperor of [[Tibetan Empire|Tibet]] (b. [[802]])
* [[Wala of Corbie]], Frankish nobleman
* [[Wang Zhixing]], general of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] (b. [[758]])

== References ==
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