Events

• Abd-ar-rahman II becomes ruler of Umayyad Spain.
• Begin of the power struggle between Byzantine Emperor Michael II and Thomas.
• Rabanus Maurus becomes abbott of Fulda.
• Gim Heon-chang launches a short-lived rebellion in Silla.

Births

Deaths

• Tahir ibn Husayn, founder of the Persian Tahirid dynasty
• Gim Heon-chang, Silla aristocrat and rebel leader.