Editing 884

{{short description|Calendar year}}
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{{About year|884}}
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[[File:Pope Adrian III.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Pope Adrian III]] (or Hadrian III)]]
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Year '''884''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCLXXXIV]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* [[March 1]] &ndash; [[Diego Rodríguez Porcelos]], count of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]], founds and repopulates (''[[repoblación]]'') [[Burgos]] and [[Merindad de Río Ubierna|Ubierna]] (Northern [[Spain]]), under the mandate of King [[Alfonso III of Asturias]].{{Sfn|Martínez Díez|2005|pp=163 and 178}} 
* Summer &ndash; King [[Carloman II]] reverts to the former fall-back of 'pay and pray', buying (with [[Danegeld]]) a truce at [[Amiens]], while he raises 12,000 lbs of [[silver]] for the [[Vikings]] to depart. 
* [[December 12]] &ndash; Carloman II dies after a [[hunting]] accident. He is succeeded by his cousin, Emperor [[Charles the Fat]], who for the last time reunites the [[Francia|Frankish Empire]].

==== Britain ====
* King [[Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians|Æthelred II of Mercia]] marries Princess [[Æthelflæd]], daughter of King [[Alfred the Great]]. He accepts [[Wessex]] overlordship, and demotes himself to become "Lord of the [[Mercia]]ns".

==== Arabian Empire ====
* [[January 6]] &ndash; [[Hasan ibn Zayd]], founder of the [[Alid dynasties of northern Iran|Zaydid Dynasty]], dies after a 20-year reign at [[Amol|Amul]]. He is succeeded by his brother [[Muhammad ibn Zayd|Muhammad]], as [[emir]] of [[Tabaristan]].
* [[May 10]] &ndash; [[Ahmad ibn Tulun]], founder of the [[Tulunids|Tulunid Dynasty]], dies after a 15-year reign. He is succeeded by his son [[Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun|Khumarawayh]], as ruler of [[Egypt in the Middle Ages|Egypt]] and [[Syria (region)|Syria]].
* Fall &ndash; The [[Arabs]] sack the abbey of [[Monte Cassino]] in two raids (September and November). The bulk of the [[Monasticism|monastic]] community flee to [[Teano]] ([[Campania]]).

==== Asia ====
* [[March 4]] &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Yōzei|Yōzei]] is forced to abdicate the [[throne]] by [[Fujiwara no Mototsune]], chancellor (''[[Sesshō and Kampaku|kampaku]]'') of the Japanese royal [[Court (royal)|court]]. He is succeeded by his great-uncle [[Emperor Kōkō|Kōkō]].
* The [[Huang Chao]] rebellion is suppressed by forces of Emperor [[Emperor Xizong of Tang|Xi Zong]], with the help of the [[Shatuo|Shatuo Turks]]. Chinese [[warlord]]s rule the country, instead of the imperial [[government]].

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[May 15]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Marinus I|Marinus II]] dies at [[Rome]], after a reign of less than 1½ years. He is succeeded by [[Pope Adrian III|Adrian III]] (also referred to as Hadrian III), as the 109th [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]].
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== Births ==
* [[Burchard II, Duke of Swabia|Burchard II]], duke of [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]] (or [[883]])
* [[Kong Xun]], Chinese general and governor (d. [[931]])
* [[Zhang Yanhan]], Chinese official and [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]] (d. [[941]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 6]] &ndash; [[Hasan ibn Zayd]], Muslim [[emir]] of [[Tabaristan]]
* [[May 10]] &ndash; [[Ahmad ibn Tulun]], Governor of Egypt and founder of the Tulunid dynasty (b. [[835]])
* [[May 15]] &ndash; [[Pope Marinus I|Marinus I]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]]
* [[June 11]] &ndash; [[Shi Jingsi]], general of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]]
* [[June 29]] &ndash; [[Yang Shili]], general of the Tang Dynasty
* [[July 13]] &ndash; [[Huang Chao]], Chinese rebel leader (b. 835)
* September &ndash; [[Buran bint al-Hasan ibn Sahl]], Abbasid consort (b. 807)<ref>{{Encyclopaedia Iranica | volume = 4 | fascicle = 5 | pages = 553-554 | title = BŪRĀN | last = Abbas | first = Ihsan | url = https://iranicaonline.org/articles/buran-middle-pers}}</ref>
* [[October 12]] &ndash; [[Prince Tsunesada|Tsunesada]], Japanese prince (b. [[825]])
* [[December 12]] &ndash; [[Carloman II]], king of the [[West Francia|West Frankish Kingdom]]
* [[Al-Abbas ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun]], Tulunid prince and usurper
* [[Colcu mac Connacan]], Irish [[abbot]] and historian 
* [[Dawud al-Zahiri]], Muslim [[Ulama|scholar]] (or [[883]])
* [[Empress Cao (Huang Chao's wife)]]
* [[Domnall mac Muirecáin]], king of [[Leinster]]
* [[Li Changyan]], Chinese [[warlord]] and governor
* [[Shang Rang]], Chinese rebel leader (approximate date)
* [[Wang Duo]], chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
* [[Zhou Ji (Tang dynasty)|Zhou Ji]], Chinese warlord (approximate date)

== References ==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book|last = Martínez Díez |first=Gonzalo|title = El Condado de Castilla (711-1038). La historia frente a la leyenda|year = 2005|publisher = Junta de Castilla y León|location=Valladolid|language =Spanish|isbn =84-9718-275-8}}

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