850_AD

850

850

Calendar year

Year 850 (DCCCL) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

This article is about the year 850. For the Volvo model, see Volvo 850. For the BMW 850i, 850Ci or 850CSi, see BMW 8 Series (E31). For the Fiat model, see Fiat 850.
For the codepage, see CP850.
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Viking expansion with conquered areas
King Rorik conquers Friesland (1912)

Events

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Europe

Britain

Japan

India

  • It is hypothesized that sometime around 850 a group of Buddhist pilgrims travelling through a valley near Roopkund (modern India) were killed when caught out in the open in a sudden hailstorm. Their remains were discovered in 1942.

Mesoamerica

  • Uxmal becomes the capital of a large state in the Puuk hills region of northern Yucatán (modern Mexico). The city is connected by causeways (sakbe) to other important Puuk sites, such as K'abah, Sayil, and Labna (approximate date).

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Food and Drink

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References

  1. [1]
    Roberts, Wilmer Lynn (1963). Roman and Frankish Government in the Low Countries, 57 B.C. - 925 A.D. University of California. p. 247.
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