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AD 901: Liu Jishu, the most powerful eunuch who had imprisoned Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty, was assassinated by Prime Minister Cui Yong and associated warlords. The Emperor was not controlled by eunuchs any more, but instead was controlled by military governors (jiedushi).

AD 891: Formosus became Pope of the Catholic Church. He would be declared an illegal pope years later.

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AD 889: Vladimir became the Knyaz of Bulgaria, marking the start of a wave of paganism's returning.

AD 887: Wunengzi was written by an anonymous philosopher. It is considered the earlist work about anarchism (though the name "anarchism" had not been invented until one thousand years later) in China.

AD 883: After a bloody siege, Li Keyong and his army recaptured the city of Chang'an, ending rebellion occupation of the capital of Tang Dynasty.

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AD 878: In England, Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings in the Battle of Edington, saving Anglo-Saxon territories from the fate of entirely falling into Viking hands.

AD 870: The Arabs took control of Malta from the Byzantine Empire.

Too much violence these years! We need some more civilized event! AD 868: The Diamond Sutra, a classic Buddhist text, was printed in China by Wang Jie. It was the earliest printed work (in contrast to works copied by hand) whose exact printing time could be confirmed.

AD 865: The Great Heathen Army arrived in England and began their conquest of East Anglia.

AD 863: In June, Tang Dynasty abolished its government organizations in Annan (nowadays northern Vietnam and southern Guangxi). However, just one month later after a military victory, the administration got re-established.

AD 861: Al-Mutawakkil, caliph of the Abbasid Dynasty, was assassinated by Turkish mercenaries under the command of his son Al-Muntasir.

AD 858: Saint Nicholas succeeded Benedict III as Pope of the Catholiic Church.

AD 856: A severe earthquake struck Damghan, Iran, killing over 200,000 people. Historians estimate that it had a magnitude of 7.9 Mw, making it one of the strongest earthquakes in human history.

AD 852: In China, Zhu Wen was born, who would later bacome a revolutionary leader and directly cause Tang Dynasty's fall (killing almost everyone in the royal court).

AD 844: Theoktistos, the de facto regent of Byzantine Empire, led an army to went on an expedition to Anatolia against Arabian raiders. The Byzantines were defeated.

AD 841: The climax of Carolingian Civil War, the Battle of Fontenoy-en-Puisaye, took place. At the cost of 30 thousand lives, Charles and Louis defeated Emperor Lothar.

AD 839: The Vikings invaded Scotland and attained victory over local residnets in the "Battle of 839", marking the beginning of extinction of the Picts people

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