850s in poetry

This article covers 850s in poetry. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Works published 850: Kavirajamarga, the first poetry book in the Kannada language, by King Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I

853: Vardhaman Charitra (Life of Vardhaman) by Asaga, the first Sanskrit biography of Jain Tirthankara, Mahavir.

Births Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article. There are conflicting or unreliable sources for the birth years of many people born in this period; where sources conflict, the poet is listed again and the conflict is noted:

850: Ki no Tomonori (died 904), Japanese waka poet

857: Ch'oe Ch'i-wŏn, (died unknown), in Silla (Korea)

858: Mansur Al-Hallaj (died 922), Persian poet, mystic, revolutionary writer and pious teacher of Sufism, most famous for his apparent, but disputed, self-proclaimed divinity

859: Rudaki (died 941), Persian poet

Deaths Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:

850: Shih-Te (born unknown), Chinese monk and poet

852: Du Mu (born 803), Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty

853: Ono no Takamura (born 802), Heian period scholar and poet

858: Li Shangyin (born 813), Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty

See also

Poetry 9th century in poetry 9th century in literature List of years in poetry

Other events: Other events of the 12th century Other events of the 13th century

9th century: 9th century in poetry 9th century in literature

Notes