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{{short description|Calendar year}}
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{{About year|879}}
{{Year nav|879}}
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{{Stack|[[File:Louis III. et Carloman II..jpg|thumb|Coin of [[Louis III of France|Louis III]] and his brother [[Carloman II]]]]}}
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Year '''879''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCLXXIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==

=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[April 10]] &ndash; King [[Louis the Stammerer]] dies at [[Compiègne]], after a reign of 18 months. He is succeeded by his two sons, [[Louis III of France|Louis III]] and [[Carloman II]]. They are crowned at [[Ferrières Abbey]], and rule the [[West Francia|West Frankish Kingdom]] together as joint-kings.
* [[Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders|Baldwin I]] ("Iron Arm") dies, after 15 years as margrave of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]]. He is buried in the [[Abbey of Saint Bertin]] (near [[Saint-Omer]]), and is succeeded by his son [[Baldwin II, Margrave of Flanders|Baldwin II]].
* [[Oleg of Novgorod|Oleg]], brother-in-law of the [[Varangians|Varangian]] ruler [[Rurik]], is entrusted to take care of his kingdom [[Veliky Novgorod|Novgorod]] after his death. He becomes [[regent]] of his son [[Igor of Kiev|Igor]].
* King [[Charles the Fat]] becomes ruler of the [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Kingdom of Italy]], after the abdication of his brother [[Carloman of Bavaria]], who has been incapacitated by a [[stroke]].

==== Britain ====
* King [[Alfred the Great]] establishes a series of fortified villages (or [[burh]]s) to protect [[Wessex]] against [[Vikings|Viking]] raids. He creates a [[standing army]] to defend the strategic ports, and builds a network of well-maintained army roads (known as ''[[herepath]]s'').
* Viking leader [[Guthrum]] becomes 'king' of [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]]. A Viking fleet sails up the [[River Thames]], and builds a camp at [[Fulham]] (near [[London]]) to prepare for an invasion of [[France]].

==== Arabian Empire ====
* [[Zanj Rebellion]]: The [[Abbasid Caliphate]] concentrates its efforts against the [[Zanj]] rebels in [[Mesopotamia]]. The Abbasid general [[Al-Mu'tadid]] leads an expeditionary force (10,000 men) to suppress the revolt. This marks the turning-point of the war.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Armies of the Caliphs: Military and Society in the Early Islamic State |first=Hugh N. |last=Kennedy |author-link=Hugh N. Kennedy |publisher=Routledge |location=London and New York |year=2001 |isbn=0-415-25093-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/armiesofcaliphsm0000kenn |url-access=registration |pages=[https://archive.org/details/armiesofcaliphsm0000kenn/page/153 153-154]}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* [[Guangzhou Massacre]]: The Chinese rebel leader [[Huang Chao]] besieges the seaport in [[Guangzhou]], and slaughters many of its inhabitants and foreign [[merchant]]s. According to sources, the death toll ranges from 120,000 to 200,000 foreigners.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Laet |first1=Sigfried J. de |title=History of Humanity: From the seventh to the sixteenth century |date=1994 |publisher=UNESCO |isbn=978-92-3-102813-7 |edition=Illustrated |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PvlthkbFU1UC}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lipman |first1=Jonathan N. |title=Familiar Strangers: A History of Muslims in Northwest China |date=1997 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=978-0-295-97644-0 |edition=Illustrated |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=90CN0vtxdY0C}}</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Fourth Council of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox)|Fourth Council of Constantinople]]: Emperor [[Basil I]] calls for a [[synod]], and reinstates [[Photios I of Constantinople|Photius I]] as [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|patriarch of Constantinople]].
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Pope John VIII]] recognizes the [[Duchy of Croatia]], under Duke (''[[knyaz]]'') [[Branimir of Croatia|Branimir]], as an independent state.
* [[Wilfred the Hairy]], count of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]], founds the [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] monastery at [[Ripoll]], in [[Catalonia]] ([[Spain]]).
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== Births ==
* [[September 17]] &ndash; [[Charles the Simple]], king of the [[West Francia|West Frankish Kingdom]] (d. [[929]])
* [[October 19]] &ndash; [[Empress Shulü Ping|Yingtian]], empress of the [[Khitan people|Khitan]] [[Liao dynasty|Liao Dynasty]] (d. [[953]])

== Deaths ==
* [[April 10]] &ndash; [[Louis the Stammerer]], king of the West Frankish Kingdom (b. [[846]])
* [[April 18]] &ndash; [[Princess Seishi|Seishi]], empress of [[Japan]] (b. [[810]])
* [[June 5]] &ndash; [[Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar|Ya'qub ibn al-Layth]], founder of the [[Saffarid dynasty|Saffarid Dynasty]] (b. [[840]])
* [[Abi'l-Saj Devdad]], Sogdian prince
* [[Áed Findliath]], high king of [[Ireland]]
* [[Ahmad ibn al-Khasib al-Jarjara'i]], Muslim [[vizier]]
* [[Ansegisus of Sens|Ansegisus]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sens|Sens]] (or [[883]])
* [[Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders|Baldwin I]], margrave of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]]
* [[Ceolwulf II of Mercia|Ceolwulf II]], king of [[Mercia]] (approximate date)
* [[Cormac mac Ciaran]], Irish [[abbot]]
* [[Gebhard, Count of the Lahngau|Gebhard]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]]
* [[Girart de Roussillon|Gérard II]], Frankish nobleman (or [[877]])
* [[Hincmar of Laon|Hincmar]], Frankish [[bishop]]
* [[Landulf II of Capua|Landulf II]], bishop and count of [[Principality of Capua|Capua]] 
* [[Li Wei (Tang dynasty)|Li Wei]], [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor of the Tang Dynasty]]
* [[Rurik]], prince of [[Veliky Novgorod|Novgorod]]
* [[Sulayman ibn Abdallah ibn Tahir|Sulayman ibn Abdallah]], Muslim governor
* [[Suppo II of Spoleto|Suppo II]], duke of [[Duchy of Spoleto|Spoleto]] (approximate date)
* [[Zdeslav of Croatia|Zdeslav]], duke (''[[knyaz]]'') of [[Duchy of Croatia|Croatia]]

== References ==
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