Rhodri Mawr unites much of Wales
856* · Event
Rhodri the Great brings Gwynedd, Powys and Seisyllwg under one ruler — the first king to control most of Wales and resist Viking raids.
On these timelines: Wales, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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- Aneurin Bevan (1897)
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Around 856
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- Khmer Empire (Angkor) (802)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Song invention of gunpowder (950)
- Viking Age (793)
- Coronation of Charlemagne (800)
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- House of Wisdom (830)