885

This article is about the year 885. For the number, see 885 (number). For the Thyratron tube, see 885 Tube.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century – 9th century – 10th century
Decades:	850s 860s 870s – 880s – 890s 900s 910s
Years:	882 883 884 – 885 – 886 887 888

885 by topic
Politics
State leaders – Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births – Deaths
Establishment and disestablishment categories
Establishments – Disestablishments

885 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	885 DCCCLXXXV
Ab urbe condita	1638
Armenian calendar	334 ԹՎ ՅԼԴ
Assyrian calendar	5635
Bengali calendar	292
Berber calendar	1835
Buddhist calendar	1429
Burmese calendar	247
Byzantine calendar	6393–6394
Chinese calendar	甲辰年 (Wood Dragon) 3581 or 3521 — to — 乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 3582 or 3522
Coptic calendar	601–602
Discordian calendar	2051
Ethiopian calendar	877–878
Hebrew calendar	4645–4646
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	941–942
- Shaka Samvat	807–808
- Kali Yuga	3986–3987
Holocene calendar	10885
Iranian calendar	263–264
Islamic calendar	271–272
Japanese calendar	Gangyō 9 / Ninna 1 (仁和元年)
Julian calendar	885 DCCCLXXXV
Korean calendar	3218
Minguo calendar	1027 before ROC 民前1027年
Seleucid era	1196/1197 AG
Thai solar calendar	1427–1428

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Year 885 (DCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

5 or 6 April – The Battle of Tawahin between Abbasids and Tulunids results in a decisive Tulunid victory and ends the Abbasid attempt to recover Syria from the Tulunids.

The Vikings besiege Paris.
Godfrith, the Sea King is killed in Lobith. The Vikings lose control of most of the modern Netherlands.
Oldest known mention of Baky, Azerbaijan.

September – Pope Stephen V (also referred to as Stephen VI) succeeds Pope Adrian III as the 110th pope.