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838 CE

838 CE in world history: 2 events and 3 deaths. 331 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 22 July

    The Abbasids defeat Emperor Theophilos at the Battle of Anzen

    Forces of the Abbasid Caliphate defeated a Byzantine army led by Emperor Theophilos at Anzen, or Dazimon, near present-day Dazman in Turkey. In the same year the Abbasids sacked Amorion.

    Arab–Byzantine warsTheophilosAbbasid Caliphate

  2. Battle

    Battle of Hingston Down

    The Battle of Hingston Down was fought in 838 at Hingston Down in east Cornwall, near the River Tamar, where Ecgberht of Wessex defeated a combined army of Cornish Britons and Danish Vikings.

ProfileState239 states with a known seat in 838 CEOpen the atlas at 838 CE →

Died in 838 CE 3

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