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Events

By Place

Europe

• February 14 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German sign a treaty.
• Cerball mac Dúnlainge becomes king of Osraige
• The Oaths of Strasbourg — an alliance of Louis the German and Charles the Bald against emperor Lothar — are sworn and recorded in the vernacular languages.
• Ramiro I succeeds Alfonso II as king of Asturias.
• Uurad is succeeded by Bred, then Ciniod as King of the Picts.
• Charles the Bald marries Ermentrude.

Byzantine Empire

• Three year old Michael III succeeds Theophilus (emperor) as emperor of Byzantium.

Asia

• The reign of caliph Moqtasim ends.
• The Uyghurs leave the Mongolian plateau.

Deaths

• January 5 — Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)
• Emperor Saga of Japan (b. 786)
• Alfonso II of Asturias (b. 759)
• Theophilus, Byzantine Emperor (b. 813)
• Liu Yuxi, Chinese poet, philosopher, and essayist (b. 772)

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