862
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | 8th century · 9th century · 10th century |
| Decades: | 830s · 840s · 850s · 860s · 870s · 880s · 890s |
| Years: | 859 · 860 · 861 · 862 · 863 · 864 · 865 |
| 862 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 862 DCCCLXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1615 |
| Armenian calendar | 311 ԹՎ ՅԺԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5612 |
| Bengali calendar | 269 |
| Berber calendar | 1812 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1406 |
| Burmese calendar | 224 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6370–6371 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 3558 or 3498 — to — 壬午年 (Water Horse) 3559 or 3499 |
| Coptic calendar | 578–579 |
| Discordian calendar | 2028 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 854–855 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4622–4623 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 918–919 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 783–784 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3962–3963 |
| Holocene calendar | 10862 |
| Iranian calendar | 240–241 |
| Islamic calendar | 247–248 |
| Japanese calendar | Jōgan 4 (貞観４年) |
| Javanese calendar | 759–760 |
| Julian calendar | 862 DCCCLXII |
| Korean calendar | 3195 |
| Minguo calendar | 1050 before ROC 民前1050年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −606 |
| Seleucid era | 1173/1174 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1404–1405 |
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Year 862 (DCCCLXII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
- The Varangians (called Rus') under the leadership of Rurik, a Viking chieftain, arrive with his brothers Sineus and Truvor at Staraya Ladoga. He builds a trade settlement near Novgorod (modern Russia) and founds the Rurik Dynasty.
- King Lothair II of Lotharingia tries to divorce his wife Teutberga on trumped-up charges of incest. With the support of his brother, Louis II, the bishops give him permission to remarry during a synod at Aachen.
- March – Viking raiders led by Weland are trapped at Trilbardou Bridge (Northern France) and submit to king Charles the Bald. He and his family accept Christianity (they are baptised) before leaving Neustria.
- Robert the Strong, margrave of Neustria, captures 12 Viking ships and kills their crews. He pays tribute (Danegeld) for keeping the Vikings out of Neustria.[1]
- Carloman, eldest son of king Louis the German, revolts against his father. He is captured but manages to escape to the Ostmark (or 861).
- First written record (according to the Primary Chronicle) towns of Belozersk and Murom (Northern Russia).
Britain
- April 13 – King Donald I of Scotland dies after a 4-year reign. He is succeeded by his nephew Constantine I as ruler of Scotland.
- Áed Findliath is crowned High King of Ireland after the death of Máel Sechnaill mac Maíl Ruanaid (until 879).
Abbasid Caliphate
- June – Caliph al-Muntasir dies after just a half-year reign. He is succeeded by al-Musta'in as ruler of the Abbasid Caliphate.
- Ashot I ("the Great") is recognized as the 'Prince of Princes' of Armenia by the Abbasids.
China
- Fan Chuo finishes his Manchu ("Book of the Southern Tribes") during the Tang Dynasty.
By topic
Religion
- Constantine the Philosopher (alias Saint Cyril) invents the 42-letter Slavonic alphabet (Cyrillic script) as a tool for converting the Moravians to Christianity (approximate date).
Births
- June 8 – Xi Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 888)
- Li Cunxin, general of the Tang Dynasty (d. 902)
- Li Cunshen, general of Later Tang (d. 924)
- Wang Chuzhi, Chinese warlord (d. 922)
- Wang Shenzhi, founder of Min (Ten Kingdoms) (d. 925)
- Xiao Qing, chancellor of Later Liang (d. 930)
- Xu Wen, general and regent of Wu (d. 927)
- Yúnmén Wényǎn, Chinese Zen master (or 864)
- Zhou Ben, general of Wu (d. 938)
Deaths
- April 13 – Donald I, king of Scotland (b. 812)
- July 2 – Swithun, bishop of Winchester
- Æthelred II, king of Northumbria
- Al-Muntasir, Muslim caliph (b. 837)
- Bugha al-Kabir, Muslim general
- Lupus Servatus, Frankish abbot (approximate date)
- Máel Sechnaill mac Maíl Ruanaid, High King of Ireland
- Musa ibn Musa ibn Qasi, Muslim military leader
- Ruarc mac Brain, king of Leinster (Ireland)
- Tahir ibn Abdallah, Muslim governor
References
- ↑ John Haywood (1995). Historical Atlas of the Vikings, p. 61. Penguin Books: ISBN 978-0-140-51328-8.
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