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[[File:Imail Samani.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Emir [[Isma'il ibn Ahmad]] (849–907)]]
Year '''892''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCXCII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]], the 892nd year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 892nd year of the [[1st millennium]], the 92nd year of the [[9th century]], and  the 3rd year of the [[890s]] decade.
== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; [[Poppo, Duke of Thuringia|Poppo II]], duke of [[Thuringia]] (Central [[Germany]]), is deposed by King [[Arnulf of Carinthia]]. East Frankish forces and their [[Magyar tribes|Magyar]] ([[Hungary|Hungarian]]) allies invade [[Great Moravia]].{{sfn|Kristó|1996|p=175}}{{sfn|Kirschbaum|2005|p=29}}
* [[Vladimir of Bulgaria|Vladimir]], ruler (''[[knyaz]]'') of the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]], signs a military alliance with Arnulf of Carinthia of the [[East Francia|East Frankish Kingdom]]. This alliance works against the pro-[[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] policy of his father.
==== Britain ====
* Autumn &ndash; A [[Vikings|Viking]] force with a fleet of 250 [[longship]]s arrives at the [[river mouth]] of the settlement of [[Lympne]] ([[Kent|East Kent]]). They attack the small fortification (called [[Eorpeburnan]]).<ref>Paul Hill (2009). ''The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great'', p. 120. {{ISBN|978-1-59416-087-5}}.</ref>
* Viking raiders (80 ships) under [[Hastein]] arrive in the [[Thames Estuary]], and set up camp at [[Milton Regis|Middleton]]. King [[Alfred the Great]] decides to position his army in the [[Weald]]en Forest.<ref>Paul Hill (2009). ''The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great'', p. 121. {{ISBN|978-1-59416-087-5}}.</ref>
==== Arabian Empire ====
* April &ndash; [[Al-Mu'tadid]], the ''de facto'' [[regent]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]], removes his cousin [[Al-Mufawwad]] from succession. He becomes [[caliph]] himself, after the death of [[Al-Mu'tamid]], returning the capital from [[Abbasid Samarra|Samarra]] to [[Baghdad]].
* May &ndash; [[Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya|Ibrahim II]], Aghlabid [[emir]] of [[Ifriqiya]], sends a large army to [[Palermo]], to impose [[Arabs|Arab]] authority from [[Kairouan]]. After an uprising, the Sicilians make a bid for independence.<ref>Amari 1854, p. 429.</ref>
* Summer &ndash; The Persian [[nobility]] installs [[Isma'il ibn Ahmad]], the former governor of [[Transoxiana]], as ruler (emir) of the [[Samanid Empire]], after the death of his brother [[Nasr I]].
==== Asia ====
* Former [[Silla]] general [[Kyŏn Hwŏn]] seizes the cities of [[Jeonju|Wansanju]] and [[Gwangju|Mujinju]], taking over the territory of [[Baekje]]. He wins the support of the people, and declares himself king.<ref>Lee Hyun-hee, Park Sung-soo, Yoon Nae-hyun, translated by The Academy of Korean Studies, ''New History of Korea'' pp. 263–265, Jimoondang, Paju, 2005. {{ISBN|89-88095-85-5}}.</ref>
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*[[Bagratid Armenia]] conquered [[Dwin]] city from arabs
== Births ==
* [[March 30]] &ndash; [[Shi Jingtang]], founder of the [[Later Jin (Five Dynasties)|Later Jin Dynasty]] (d. [[942]])
* [[Emperor Ai of Tang|Ai]] ('''Li Zhou'''), emperor ([[puppet ruler]]) of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] (d. [[908]])
* [[Imad al-Dawla|Ali ibn Buya]], founder of the [[Buyid dynasty|Buyid Dynasty]] (or [[891]])
* [[Dou Zhengu]], Chinese official and [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]] (d. [[969]])
* [[Guibert of Gembloux|Guibert]], founder of [[Gembloux Abbey]] (d. [[962]])
* [[Jing Yanguang]], Chinese general and governor (d. [[947]])
* [[Saadia Gaon]], Jewish philosopher and [[Exegesis|exegete]] (or [[882]])
* [[Wang Sitong]], Chinese general and governor (d. [[934]])
* [[Wang Yuanying]], crown prince of [[Former Shu]] (d. [[913]])
* [[Consort Zhang (Zhu Zhen)|Zhang]], empress consort of [[Zhu Youzhen]] (d. [[915]])
== Deaths ==
* [[August 29]] &ndash; [[Theodora of Thessaloniki]], Byzantine nun and saint (b. 812)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Talbot |first1=Alice-Mary Maffry |author1-link=Alice-Mary Talbot |title=Holy Women of Byzantium: Ten Saints' Lives in English Translation |date=1996 |publisher=Dumbarton Oaks |isbn=978-0-88402-248-0 |pages=159–160 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SaViaGCeiZIC |access-date=3 March 2024 |language=en |chapter=Life of St. Theodora of Thessalonike}}</ref>
* [[October 9]] &ndash; [[Al-Tirmidhi]], Persian [[Ulama|scholar]] and [[hadith]] compiler (b. [[824]])
* [[October 15]] &ndash; [[Al-Mu'tamid]], Muslim [[caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]
* [[Berengaudus]], Frankish [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] monk (b. [[840]])
* [[Bernard (son of Charles the Fat)|Bernard]], illegitimate son of [[Charles the Fat]] (or 891)
* [[Branimir of Croatia|Branimir]], ruler (''[[knyaz]]'') of [[Duchy of Croatia|Croatia]] (approximate date)
* [[Nasr I]], Muslim [[emir]] of the [[Samanid Empire]]
* [[Sigurd Eysteinsson]], Norse Earl of Orkney
* [[Sun Ru]], Chinese [[warlord]] and governor
* [[Yang Shouliang]], Chinese warlord and governor
* [[Zhao Deyin]], Chinese warlord and chancellor
== References ==
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===Sources===
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* {{cite book |last=Kirschbaum |first=Stanislav J. |year=2005 |title=A History of Slovakia: The Struggle for Survival |publisher=Palgrave |isbn=1-4039-6929-9}}
* {{cite book |last=Kristó |first=Gyula |year=1996 |title=Hungarian History in the Ninth Century |publisher=Szegedi Középkorász Műhely |isbn=978-1-4039-6929-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofslovaki00kirs |url-access=registration}}
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