846

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century 9th century 10th century
Decades:	820s 830s 840s 850s 860s
Years:	843 844 845 846 847 848 849

846 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	846 DCCCXLVI
Ab urbe condita	1599
Armenian calendar	295 ԹՎ ՄՂԵ
Assyrian calendar	5596
Balinese saka calendar	767–768
Bengali calendar	253
Berber calendar	1796
Buddhist calendar	1390
Burmese calendar	208
Byzantine calendar	6354–6355
Chinese calendar	乙丑年 (Wood Ox) 3543 or 3336     — to — 丙寅年 (Fire Tiger) 3544 or 3337
Coptic calendar	562–563
Discordian calendar	2012
Ethiopian calendar	838–839
Hebrew calendar	4606–4607
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	902–903
- Shaka Samvat	767–768
- Kali Yuga	3946–3947
Holocene calendar	10846
Iranian calendar	224–225
Islamic calendar	231–232
Japanese calendar	Jōwa 13 (承和１３年)
Javanese calendar	743–744
Julian calendar	846 DCCCXLVI
Korean calendar	3179
Minguo calendar	1066 before ROC 民前1066年
Nanakshahi calendar	−622
Seleucid era	1157/1158 AG
Thai solar calendar	1388–1389
Tibetan calendar	阴木牛年 (female Wood-Ox) 972 or 591 or −181     — to — 阳火虎年 (male Fire-Tiger) 973 or 592 or −180

Year 846 (DCCCXLVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

• Byzantine–Bulgarian War: The Bulgarians violate the peace treaty (see 815) and invade Macedonia along the River Struma. The cities of Serres and Philippi are devastated.

Europe

• Summer – Breton forces under Nominoe occupy the Frankish cities of Nantes and Rennes. He makes raids in Anjou and threatens Bayeux. King Charles the Bald recognizes him as duke of Brittany.
• The Moors recapture León.
• Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid becomes the first High King of Ireland
• Pribina established Blatnohrad, capital of Balaton Principality and build several churches there.
• 11,000 Saracen Arab squadrons from Africa, with 500 horses, desecrate Christian shrines in Rome, including the tombs and basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul.

Asia

• Xuanzong II succeeds Wuzong as emperor of China.
• Jang Bogo, a powerful maritime hegemon of Silla, is assassinated by aristocratic elements.

Births

• November 1 – Louis the Stammerer, King of West-Francia (d. 879)
• December 6 – Hasan al-Askari, Shia Imam (d. 874)

Deaths

• Bai Ju Yi, Chinese poet and official (b. 772)
• Jang Bogo, Korean maritime hegemon (or 841)
• King Harald Klak of Denmark
• Emperor Wuzong of Tang