What happened in 870?
17 recorded events in 870, including 8 in people, 5 in wars & conflicts and 2 in empires & countries. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Siege of Melite
Battle during the Muslim conquest of Sicily (870 CE)
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First Battle of Solskjel
Ca. 870 battle
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Battle of Orkdal
Ca. 870 battle
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Siege of Dumbarton
870 siege of Dumbarton by Vikings
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Second Battle of Solskjel
Ca. 870 battle
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Meerssen
Treaty
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People 8
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Al-Kindi died
Muslim Arab philosopher, mathematician and physician (c.801–873)
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Muḥammad ibn Ismaeel al-Bukhārī died
Persian Islamic scholar (810-870)
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Al-Muhtadi died
14th Abbasid Caliph (r. 869–870)
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Wen Tingyun died
Poet and Lyricist
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Petrus Siculus died
Byzantine writer (-870)
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Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar died
Leading Arab Muslim historian and genealogist
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Aeneas of Paris died
Bishop of Paris
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Farabi born
Born in Otrar. 10th century Persian philosopher and jurist.
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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chiesa di San Basilio
Church building in Venice, Italy
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Empires & Countries 2
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Duchy of Bohemia founded
Duchy of Bohemia was founded, with its capital at Prague.
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County of Pallars founded
County of Pallars was founded, with its capital at Sort.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 870 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 870.
870s 2
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Panaghia Skripou
Byzantine monastery in Orchomenos, Greece
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Caesar of Naples died
Italian admiral
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