899
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 860s 870s 880s – 890s – 900s 910s 920s |
| Years: | 896 897 898 – 899 – 900 901 902 |
| 899 by topic | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 899 DCCCXCIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1652 |
| Armenian calendar | 348 ԹՎ ՅԽԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5649 |
| Bengali calendar | 306 |
| Berber calendar | 1849 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1443 |
| Burmese calendar | 261 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6407–6408 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊午年 (Earth Horse) 3595 or 3535 — to — 己未年 (Earth Goat) 3596 or 3536 |
| Coptic calendar | 615–616 |
| Discordian calendar | 2065 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 891–892 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4659–4660 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 955–956 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 821–822 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4000–4001 |
| Holocene calendar | 10899 |
| Iranian calendar | 277–278 |
| Islamic calendar | 285–286 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōtai 2 (昌泰２年) |
| Julian calendar | 899 DCCCXCIX |
| Korean calendar | 3232 |
| Minguo calendar | 1013 before ROC 民前1013年 |
| Seleucid era | 1210/1211 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1441–1442 |
Year 899 (DCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Asia
- Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Shaybani surrenders Amid to Caliph al-Mu'tadid, thereby ending the semi-independent Shaybanid dynasty ruling in Diyar Bakr since the 870s.
- The Qarmatians seize Bahrein.
Europe
- Edward the Elder becomes King of Wessex.
- Regino of Prüm is expelled from Prüm and becomes abbot of St. Martin's in Trier.
- September 24 – The Magyar army consisting of 5000 men, defeats Berengar of Friuli, the king of Italy at Brenta, whose army is 15,000. Italy becomes the vassal of the Hungarians.
- The Magyars heavily damage Reggio Emilia, killing Bishop Azzo II.
Births
Deaths
- May – Zoe Zaoutzaina, Byzantine empress
- October 26 – Alfred the Great, King of Wessex
- December 8 – Arnulf of Carantania, King of the East Franks
- Stylianos Zaoutzes
