850s

Template:Decadebox The 850s decade ran from January 1, 850, to December 31, 859.

Significant people

• Al-Mutawakkil
• Charles the Bald
• Louis the German
• Lothar
• Ethelwulf of Wessex
• Bardas
• Kenneth I of Scotland
• Halfdan the Black
• Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi

References

Sources

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