as ruler of the Abbasid Caliphate, who moves his court to Baghdad. End of the Anarchy at Samarra. Byzantine–Arab War: A Muslim expeditionary force, led by Halaf al-Hadim, Arab governor of Sicily, conquers Malta. He is welcomed by the local Christian inhabitants as liberator of the agonizing Byzantine yoke. The Muslim invaders loot and pillage the island, destroying the most important buildings. The Zanj Rebellion: The Zanj (black slaves from East Africa) capture the Abbasid seaport of Al-Ubdullah at the Persian Gulf, and cut off communications with Basra (modern Iraq). By topic Religion February 28 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople ends. The Bulgarians are granted an autonomous archbishopric. with its seat in the capital of Pliska. Births Æthelflæd, lady ruler of Mercia (d. 918) Alexander III, Byzantine emperor (d. 913) Bernard, illegitimate son of Charles the Fat (d. 891) Ebalus, duke of Aquitaine (approximate date) Ermengol, Frankish nobleman (d. 937) Fulk I, Frankish nobleman (approximate date) Lde-dpal-hkhor-btsan, Indian ruler (approximate date) Pavle, prince of Serbia (approximate date) Petar, prince of Serbia (approximate date) Romanos I, Byzantine emperor (d. 948) Sunifred II, count of Urgell (approximate date) Sunyer, count of Barcelona (approximate date) Theodora, Roman politician (approximate date) Wang Dingbao, Chinese chancellor (d. 941) Zhu Yanshou, Chinese governor (d. 903) Zwentibold, king of Lotharingia (d. 900) Deaths January 29 – Salih ibn Wasif, Muslim general February 4 – Ceolnoth, archbishop of Canterbury April 2 – Æbbe the Younger, Frankish abbess June 21 – Al-Muhtadi, Muslim caliph September 1 – Muhammad al-Bukhari, Persian scholar (b. 810) November 20 – Edmund the Martyr, king of East Anglia (or 869) December 4 – Suairlech ind Eidnén mac Ciaráin, Irish bishop December 27 – Aeneas of Paris, Frankish bishop Adarnase II, Georgian Bagratid prince (approximate date) Al-Harith ibn Sima al-Sharabi, Muslim governor Al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar, Muslim historian (b. 788) Caesar of Naples ("the Brave"), Italian admiral Gregory III, co-regent and duke of Naples He Quanhao, general of the Tang Dynasty (b. 839) Neot, English monk and saint (approximate date) Rastislav, ruler (knyaz) of Great Moravia Ratramnus, Frankish monk and abbot (approximate date) Wen Tingyun, Chinese poet and lyricist (b. 812) References