859
| Years: 855 856 857 858 - 859 - 860 861 862 863 | |
| Decades: 820s 830s 840s - 850s - 860s 870s 880s | |
| Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century | |
| 859 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 859 DCCCLIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1612 |
| Armenian calendar | 308 ԹՎ ՅԸ |
| Chinese calendar | 3495/3555-11-24 (戊寅年十一月廿四日) — to — 3496/3556-12-4(己卯年十二月初四日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 851 – 852 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4619 – 4620 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 914 – 915 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 781 – 782 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3960 – 3961 |
| Iranian calendar | 237 – 238 |
| Islamic calendar | 244 – 245 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1402 |
Contents |
Events
- Battle of Abelda: Asturias beats the Muslims.
- The Russian city of Novgorod first mentioned in the chronicles.
- University of Al Karaouine founded in Fez, Morocco. The university is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest university in the world.
Births
Deaths
Categories
1st millennium | 859