884



Year 884 (DCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Europe

 * March 1 – Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, count of Castile, founds and repopulates (repoblación) Burgos and Ubierna (Northern Spain), under the mandate of King Alfonso III of Asturias.
 * Summer – King Carloman II reverts to the former fall-back of 'pay and pray', buying (with Danegeld) a truce at Amiens, while he raises 12,000 lbs of silver for the Vikings to depart.
 * December 12 – Carloman II dies after a hunting accident. He is succeeded by his cousin, Emperor Charles the Fat, who for the last time reunites the Frankish Empire.

Britain

 * King Æthelred II of Mercia marries Princess Æthelflæd, daughter of King Alfred the Great. He accepts Wessex overlordship, and demotes himself to become "Lord of the Mercians".

Arabian Empire

 * January 6 – Hasan ibn Zayd, founder of the Zaydid Dynasty, dies after a 20-year reign at Amul. He is succeeded by his brother Muhammad, as emir of Tabaristan.
 * May 10 – Ahmad ibn Tulun, founder of the Tulunid Dynasty, dies after a 15-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Khumarawayh, as ruler of Egypt and Syria.
 * Fall – The Arabs sack the abbey of Monte Cassino in two raids (September and November). The bulk of the monastic community flee to Teano (Campania).

Asia

 * March 4 – Emperor Yōzei is forced to abdicate the throne by Fujiwara no Mototsune, chancellor (kampaku) of the Japanese royal court. He is succeeded by his great-uncle Kōkō.
 * The Huang Chao rebellion is suppressed by forces of Emperor Xi Zong, with the help of the Shatuo Turks. Chinese warlords rule the country, instead of the imperial government.

Religion

 * May 15 – Pope Marinus II dies at Rome, after a reign of less than 1½ years. He is succeeded by Adrian III (also referred to as Hadrian III), as the 109th pope of the Catholic Church.

Births

 * Burchard II, duke of Swabia (or 883)
 * Kong Xun, Chinese general and governor (d. 931)
 * Zhang Yanhan, Chinese official and chancellor (d. 941)

Deaths

 * January 6 – Hasan ibn Zayd, Muslim emir of Tabaristan
 * May 10 – Ahmad ibn Tulun, Governor of Egypt and founder of the Tulunid dynasty (b. 835)
 * May 15 – Marinus I, pope of the Catholic Church
 * June 11 – Shi Jingsi, general of the Tang Dynasty
 * June 29 – Yang Shili, general of the Tang Dynasty
 * July 13 – Huang Chao, Chinese rebel leader (b. 835)
 * September – Buran bint al-Hasan ibn Sahl, Abbasid consort (b. 807)
 * October 12 – Tsunesada, Japanese prince (b. 825)
 * December 12 – Carloman II, king of the West Frankish Kingdom
 * Al-Abbas ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, Tulunid prince and usurper
 * Colcu mac Connacan, Irish abbot and historian
 * Dawud al-Zahiri, Muslim scholar (or 883)
 * Empress Cao (Huang Chao's wife)
 * Domnall mac Muirecáin, king of Leinster
 * Li Changyan, Chinese warlord and governor
 * Shang Rang, Chinese rebel leader (approximate date)
 * Wang Duo, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
 * Zhou Ji, Chinese warlord (approximate date)