Year by year · 9th century

893 CE

893 CE in world history: 4 events, 2 births, 1 death and 1 work. 366 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 28 December

    An earthquake destroys Dvin, capital of medieval Armenia

    An earthquake of magnitude about 6 struck around midnight and destroyed Dvin, the large commercial city that was the capital of early medieval Armenia, south of modern Yerevan. It caused approximately 30,000 casualties.

    Armenia

  2. Event

    Council of Preslav

    The Council of Preslav was an assembly of Bulgarian nobles and clergy held at Preslav in 893.

ProfileState274 states with a known seat in 893 CEOpen the atlas at 893 CE →

In the profiles

Born in 893 CE 2

Died in 893 CE 1

Works 1

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