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Year 832 (DCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Byzantine Empire

  • Byzantine–Arab War: The Byzantine fortress of Loulon (modern Turkey) is captured by the Abbasids. Its garrison surrenders to Caliph Al-Ma'mun, after a lengthy siege.

    • Europe

  • King Pepin I of Aquitaine, and his brother Louis the German, revolt against their father, Emperor Louis the Pious. They gather an army of Slav allies and conquer Swabia.
  • Berengar the Wise, count (or duke) of Toulouse, attacks the Frankish domains of Bernard of Septimania, taking Roussillon (along with Vallespir, Razès, and Conflent).

    • Britain

  • The Flag of Scotland: According to legend, King Óengus II of Fortriu leads an army of Picts and Scots, against the invading Angles from Northumbria, near Athelstaneford.
  • The town of Clondalkin (modern Ireland) is sacked by Vikings from Denmark, and the monastery is burnt to the ground.

    • Religion

  • Emperor Theophilos promulgates a new edict against the usage of icons in the Byzantine Empire. He establishes strict punishments against idolators, and persecutes violators.
  • The second St. Mark's Basilica in Venice (replacing an older church at a different location) is built, and becomes one of the best known examples of Italo-Byzantine architecture.

    • Births

  • Guanxiu, Chinese Buddhist monk and poet (d. 912)
  • Isaac Judaeus, Arab Jewish physician (approximate date)

    • Deaths

  • March 24 – Wulfred, archbishop of Canterbury
  • August 30 – Cui Qun, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (b. 772)
  • Feologild, archbishop of Canterbury
  • Sico of Benevento, Lombard prince
  • Xue Ping, general of the Tang Dynasty
  • Zhao Zongru, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (b. 746)

    • References

    832 Wikipedia
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