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| Years: 893 894 895 896 - 897 - 898 899 900 901 | |
| Decades: 860s 870s 880s - 890s - 900s 910s 920s | |
| Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century | |
Events
- January - the Cadaver Synod
- Pope Stephen VII is succeeded by Pope Romanus, who is succeeded a few months later by Pope Theodore II, who dies twenty days later.
- End of the reign of Emperor Uda of Japan
- Emperor Daigo ascends to the throne of Japan
Deaths
- Pope Stephen VII, strangled
- Pope Theodore II, cause unknown
- Zhaozhou, died at the age of 119