Editing 874

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Year '''874''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCLXXIV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====

* [[Salomon, King of Brittany|Salomon]], duke ('king') of [[Duchy of Brittany|Brittany]], is murdered by a faction which includes his son-in-law [[Pascweten]] and [[Gurvand]], son-in-law of late ruler [[Erispoe]]. After Salomon's death they divide the country, and Pascweten and Gurvand co-rule Brittany.<ref>Smith, p. 121.</ref>
* [[Svatopluk I of Moravia|Svatopluk I]], ruler (''[[knyaz]]'') of [[Great Moravia]], concludes a [[peace treaty]] at [[Forchheim]] (Northern [[Bavaria]]). He is able to expand his territories outside the [[Francia|Frankish]] sphere, and subjugates the [[Vistulans]].<ref>Bartl 2002, p. 21.</ref><ref>Kirschbaum 2007, p. 121.</ref>
* [[Ingólfr Arnarson]] arrives from [[Norway]], as the first permanent Viking settler in [[Iceland]]. He builds his homestead and founds [[Reykjavík]]. The [[settlement of Iceland]] begins (approximate date).

==== Britain ====

* The Danish [[Vikings]] (from their base at [[Repton]]) drive King [[Burgred of Mercia]] into [[exile]], and sack [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]]. They conquer his kingdom and install his political opponent, [[Ceolwulf II of Mercia|Ceolwulf II]], as sub-king.<ref name="b1911">{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Burgred |page=820}}</ref>
* Autumn – The [[Great Heathen Army]] splits into two bands; [[Halfdan Ragnarsson|Halfdan]] returns with his forces to [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]], along with his brother [[Ubba]], where he establishes a new base on the [[River Tyne]].<ref>Paul Hill (2009). ''The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great'', p. 61. {{ISBN|978-1-59416-087-5}}.</ref> 
* [[Amlaíb Conung]], the first Norse 'king' of [[Kingdom of Dublin|Dublin]], is killed in [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]], during a campaign against his rival [[Causantín mac Cináeda|Constantin I]] (approximate date).
* [[November]] – Frost begins in Scotland, and lasts until April 875.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Agricultural Records|last=Stratton|first=J. M.|publisher=John Baker|year=1969|isbn=0-212-97022-4}}</ref>

==== China ====

* [[Huang Chao]], a [[Salt in Chinese history|salt privateer]], joins forces with [[Wang Xianzhi (rebel)|Wang Xianzhi]] to raise a rebel army at Changyuan (modern [[Xinxiang]]). The uprising further weakens the [[Tang dynasty]], which is already weakened by natural disasters such as severe droughts and floods.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* March 13 &ndash; The remains of [[Nikephoros I of Constantinople|Saint Nikephorus I]] are interred in the [[Church of the Holy Apostles]], in [[Constantinople]].
* The [[monastery]] of [[Sevanavank]], located on the shore of [[Lake Sevan]] ([[Armenia]]), is founded. 
* [[Muhammad al-Mahdi]], the child of the eleventh [[Shia Islam|Shi'i]] [[Twelver Shi'ism|Twelver]] Imam [[Hasan al-Askari]], begins his [[Imamate]]. His first period of occultation, known as the [[Minor Occultation]], also begins (ends 941 CE). 
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== Births ==
* May 10 &ndash; [[Meng Zhixiang]], general of [[Later Tang]] (d. 934)
* [[Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari]], Muslim scholar (d. 936)
* [[Edward the Elder]], king of [[Wessex]] (approximate date)
* [[Constantine II of Scotland|Constantine II]], king of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] (approximate date)
* [[Liu Yin (Southern Han)|Liu Yin]], governor (''[[jiedushi]]'') of [[Southern Han]] (d. [[AD 911|911]])
* [[Lothar II, Count of Stade|Lothar II]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. 929)
* [[Ota (wife of Arnulf of Carinthia)|Ota]], Frankish queen and [[List of Holy Roman Empresses|Holy Roman Empress]] (approximate date)
* [[Wang Shifan]], Chinese [[warlord]] (d. 908)

== Deaths ==
* January 4 &ndash; [[Hasan al-Askari]], 11th [[Imamah (Shia doctrine)|Shia Imam]] (b. 846)
* August 15 &ndash; [[Altfrid]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim|Hildesheim]]
* December 16 &ndash; [[Ado (bishop)|Ado]], archbishop of [[Ancient Diocese of Vienne|Vienne]] 
* [[Amlaíb Conung]], Viking leader (approximate date)
* [[Bayazid Bastami]], Persian [[Sufism|Sufi]] (approximate date)
* [[Han Yunzhong]], general of the [[Tang dynasty]] (b. 814)
* [[Liu Zhan]], [[chancellor of the Tang dynasty]]
* [[Lu Yan]], chancellor of the Tang dynasty (b. 829)
* [[Pei Tan (9th-century Tang chancellor)|Pei Tan]], chancellor of the Tang dynasty
* [[Salomon, King of Brittany|Salomon]], duke ('king') of [[Duchy of Brittany|Brittany]]
* [[Unruoch III of Friuli|Unruoch III]], margrave of [[Duchy of Friuli|Friuli]]

== References ==
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