897

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
• July/August- Pope Stephen VII dies and is succeeded by Pope Romanus.
• November - Pope Romanus is deposed.
• December - A son of Photius is elected Pope Theodore II but dies twenty days later.
• End of the reign of Emperor Uda of Japan. He is succeeded by Emperor Daigo.

Births

• Abu al-Faraj Ali of Esfahan, scholar

Deaths

• Pope Stephen VII (strangled)
• Pope Theodore II
• Zhaozhou