Events 850

1 events

1.1 place

1.1.1 europe
1.1.2 britain
1.1.3 japan
1.1.4 india
1.1.5 mesoamerica


1.2 topic

1.2.1 food , drink
1.2.2 religion

events
by place
europe

february 1 – king ramiro dies in palace @ santa maría del naranco (near oviedo), after 8-year reign. succeeded son ordoño i, ruler of asturias.
danish viking raiders, led king rorik, conquer dorestad , utrecht (modern-day netherlands). emperor lothair recognizes him ruler of of friesland.
king louis ii, eldest son of lothair i, crowned joint emperor pope leo iv @ rome, , becomes co-ruler of middle frankish kingdom.

britain

king kenneth (also called kenneth macalpin) of alba (modern scotland) invades northern northumbria during period of 850–858, burning dunbar , melrose.
the pillar of eliseg erected king cyngen ap cadell of powys (wales), memorial great-grandfather elisedd ap gwylog (or eliseg) (approximate date).

japan

may 6 – emperor ninmyō dies after 17-year reign. succeeded son montoku, 55th emperor of japan.

india

it hypothesized sometime around 850 group of buddhist pilgrims travelling through valley near roopkund (modern india) killed when caught out in open in sudden hailstorm. remains discovered in 1942.

mesoamerica

uxmal becomes capital of large state in puuk hills region of northern yucatán (modern mexico). city connected causeways (sakbe) other important puuk sites, such k abah, sayil, , labna (approximate date).

by topic
food , drink

coffee discovered (according legend) ethiopian goatherder kaldi in east africa, notices goats become energetic after chewing red berries wild bushes (approximate date).

religion

april 22 – gunther becomes archbishop of cologne (modern germany).
june 18 – perfecto, christian priest in muslim córdoba, executed (beheaded) after refuses retract numerous insults made prophet muhammad.