871
year
871 (DCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 871st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 871st year of the 1st millennium, the 71st year of the 9th century, and the 2nd year of the 870s decade. As of the start of 871, the Gregorian calendar was 4 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 840s 850s 860s – 870s – 880s 890s 900s |
| Years: | 868 869 870 – 871 – 872 873 874 |
| Gregorian calendar | 871 DCCCLXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1624 |
| Armenian calendar | 320 ԹՎ ՅԻ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5621 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 792–793 |
| Bengali calendar | 278 |
| Berber calendar | 1821 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1415 |
| Burmese calendar | 233 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6379–6380 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚寅年 (Metal Tiger) 3567 or 3507 — to — 辛卯年 (Metal Rabbit) 3568 or 3508 |
| Coptic calendar | 587–588 |
| Discordian calendar | 2037 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 863–864 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4631–4632 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 927–928 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 792–793 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3971–3972 |
| Holocene calendar | 10871 |
| Iranian calendar | 249–250 |
| Islamic calendar | 257–258 |
| Japanese calendar | Jōgan 13 (貞観１３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 768–770 |
| Julian calendar | 871 DCCCLXXI |
| Korean calendar | 3204 |
| Minguo calendar | 1041 before ROC 民前1041年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −597 |
| Seleucid era | 1182/1183 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1413–1414 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金虎年 (male Iron-Tiger) 997 or 616 or −156 — to — 阴金兔年 (female Iron-Rabbit) 998 or 617 or −155 |
Events
change- Somerton becomes the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex.
- Alfred the Great succeeds as king of Wessex after Ethelred of Wessex's death.
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:871 deaths.