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Li Shangyin
813 – 858
Writer, Poet, Calligrapher
Li Shangyin (Chinese: 李商隱; pinyin: Lǐ Shāngyǐn, c. 813–858), courtesy name Yishan (Chinese: 義山), was a Chinese poet and politician of the late Tang dynasty, bor…
Ziryab
777 – 857
Musician, Geographer, Poet, Astronomer, Linguist
Abu al-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi' (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي ابن نافع, زریاب; c. 789–c. 857), commonly known as Ziryab, was a singer, oud and lute player, composer, poet,…
Rabanus Maurus
776 – 856
Theologian, Writer, Philosopher, Catholic priest, Entomologist, Catholic deacon
Rabanus Maurus Magnentius (c. 780 – 4 February 856), also known as Hrabanus or Rhabanus, was a Frankish Benedictine monk, theologian, poet, encyclopedist and mi…
Lothair I
795 – 855
Monarch, Writer
Lothair I (Frankish: Ludher and Medieval Latin: Lodharius; Dutch and Medieval Latin: Lotharius; German: Lothar; French: Lothaire; Italian: Lotario; 795 – 29 Sep…
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
780 – 855
Muhaddith, Islamic jurist, Ulema, Intellectual, Polymath, Qur'anic exegete
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (Arabic: أحمد ابن حنبل, romanized: Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal; 780 – 855) was an Arab jurist and founder of the Hanbali school who is widely recognized a…
Pope Leo IV
790 – 855
Catholic priest, Writer, Catholic bishop
Pope Leo IV (died 17 July 855) was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 10 April 847 to his death in 855. He is remembered for repairing Roman…
Abd ar-Rahman II
792 – 852
Monarch
Abd al-Rahman II (Arabic: عبد الرحمن الأوسط; 792–852) was the fourth Umayyad Emir of Córdoba in al-Andalus from 822 until his death in 852. A vigorous and effec…
Du Mu
803 – 852
Writer, Poet, Calligrapher
Du Mu (Chinese: 杜牧; pinyin: Dù Mù; Wade–Giles: Tu4 Mu4; 803 – 852) was a Chinese calligrapher, poet, and politician who lived during the late Tang dynasty. His…
Emperor Ninmyō
810 – 850
Ruler
Emperor Ninmyō (仁明天皇, Ninmyō-tennō; 27 September 808 – 6 May 850) was the 54th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Ninmyō's rei…
Ramiro I of Asturias
791 – 850
Ruler
Ramiro I (c. 790 – 1 February 850) was king of Asturias from 842 until his death in 850. Son of King Bermudo I, he became king following a succession struggle a…
George Hamartolos
— – 9th century
Historian
George Hamartolos or Hamartolus (Greek: Γεώργιος Ἁμαρτωλός) was a Byzantine monk in Constantinople under Michael III (840–867) and the author of a chronicle of…
Al-Wathiq
812 – 847
Politician, Caliph
Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad al-Wathiq bi'Llah (Arabic: أبو جعفر هارون بن محمد, romanized: Abū Jaʿfar Hārūn ibn Muḥammad; ( 200-232 AH | 812-847 CE), commonly…
Methodios I of Constantinople
788 – 847
Catholic priest, Theologian
Methodius I of Constantinople or Methodios I (Greek: Μεθόδιος Α΄; c. 788/800 – 14 June 847) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 11 March 843 unt…
Pope Sergius II
790 – 847
Catholic priest
Pope Sergius II (Latin: Sergius II; died 27 January 847) was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from January 844 to his death in 847. Sergius II'…
Bai Juyi
772 – 846
Poet, Writer, Buddhist monk, Calligrapher, Politician
Bai Juyi (also Bo Juyi or Po Chü-i; Chinese: 白居易, Mandarin pinyin Bái Jūyì; 772–846), courtesy name Letian (樂天), was a Chinese musician, poet, and politician du…
Abu Tammam
804 – 846
Poet, Literary scholar
Ḥabīb ibn Aws al-Ṭā’ī (حبيب بن أوس الطائي; ca. 796/807 - 845), better known by his sobriquet Abū Tammām (أبو تمام), was an Arab Muslim poet. He is well known fo…
Bayazid Bastami
804 – 846
Sheikh, Educator, Teacher
Bāyazīd Basṭāmī, (d. 875), commonly known as the Sultān-ul-Ārifīn (King of Those Who Know) was a Persian Sufi who became famous for his bold articulation of fan…
Al-Khwarizmi
780 – 846
Mathematician, Astronomer, Geographer, Philosopher, Translator, Historian
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, or simply al-Khwarizmi (c. 780 – c. 850) was a mathematician active during the Islamic Golden Age, who produced Arabic-language…
Pope Gregory IV
795 – 844
Catholic priest, Writer
Pope Gregory IV (Latin: Gregorius IV; died 25 January 844) was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from October 827 to his death on 25 January 844…
Michael I Rangabe
770 – 844
Politician
Michael I Rangabe (also spelled Rhangabe; Greek: Μιχαὴλ Αʹ Ῥαγκαβές, romanized: Mikhaḗl 1 Rhangkabés; c. 770 – 11 January 844) was Byzantine emperor from 811 to…