893
year
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893 (DCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 893rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 893rd year of the 1st millennium, the 93rd year of the 9th century, and the 4th year of the 890s decade. As of the start of 893, 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: | 860s 870s 880s – 890s – 900s 910s 920s |
| Years: | 890 891 892 – 893 – 894 895 896 |
| Gregorian calendar | 893 DCCCXCIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1646 |
| Armenian calendar | 342 ԹՎ ՅԽԲ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5643 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 814–815 |
| Bengali calendar | 300 |
| Berber calendar | 1843 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1437 |
| Burmese calendar | 255 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6401–6402 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬子年 (Water Rat) 3589 or 3529 — to — 癸丑年 (Water Ox) 3590 or 3530 |
| Coptic calendar | 609–610 |
| Discordian calendar | 2059 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 885–886 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4653–4654 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 949–950 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 814–815 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3993–3994 |
| Holocene calendar | 10893 |
| Iranian calendar | 271–272 |
| Islamic calendar | 279–280 |
| Japanese calendar | Kanpyō 5 (寛平５年) |
| Javanese calendar | 791–792 |
| Julian calendar | 893 DCCCXCIII |
| Korean calendar | 3226 |
| Minguo calendar | 1019 before ROC 民前1019年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −575 |
| Seleucid era | 1204/1205 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1435–1436 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) 1019 or 638 or −134 — to — 阴水牛年 (female Water-Ox) 1020 or 639 or −133 |
Events
change- Simeon I succeeds Vladimir as king of Bulgaria.
- Galindo II Aznárez succeeds Aznar II Galíndez as Count of Aragon.
- Asser writes his Life of King Alfred.
- Battle of Benfleet: The Saxons defeat the Vikings.
- The Greek clergy is expelled from Bulgaria, and the Greek language is replaced with the Slav-Bulgarian vernacular (known as Old Church Slavonic).
Births
change- Louis the Child, last Carolingian ruler of the East Franks
Deaths
change- King Aznar II Galíndez of Aragon
- Stephen I, Patriarch of Constantinople