881

881 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	881; DCCCLXXXI
Ab urbe condita	1634
Armenian calendar	330; ԹՎ ՅԼ
Assyrian calendar	5631
Balinese saka calendar	802–803
Bengali calendar	288
Berber calendar	1831
Buddhist calendar	1425
Burmese calendar	243
Byzantine calendar	6389–6390
Chinese calendar	庚子年 (Metal Rat); 3578 or 3371; — to —; 辛丑年 (Metal Ox); 3579 or 3372
Coptic calendar	597–598
Discordian calendar	2047
Ethiopian calendar	873–874
Hebrew calendar	4641–4642
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	937–938
- Shaka Samvat	802–803
- Kali Yuga	3981–3982
Holocene calendar	10881
Iranian calendar	259–260
Islamic calendar	267–268
Japanese calendar	Gangyō 5; (元慶５年)
Javanese calendar	779–780
Julian calendar	881; DCCCLXXXI
Korean calendar	3214
Minguo calendar	1031 before ROC; 民前1031年
Nanakshahi calendar	−587
Seleucid era	1192/1193 AG
Thai solar calendar	1423–1424
Tibetan calendar	阳金鼠年; (male Iron-Rat); 1007 or 626 or −146; — to —; 阴金牛年; (female Iron-Ox); 1008 or 627 or −145

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century; 9th century ; 10th century;
Decades:	860s; 870s; 880s ; 890s; 900s;
Years:	878; 879; 880; 881 ; 882; 883; 884;

Events

Battle of the Conwy: King Anarawd of Gwynedd (Wales) initiates a revenge attack on the Mercian armies, and defeats them on the River Conwy.
Anarawd, and his brothers Cadell and Merfyn, begin extensive military campaigns to quell resistance in Powys and Seisyllwg (approximate date).

Zanj Rebellion: Abbasid general Al-Muwaffaq lays siege to the Zanj capital of Mukhtara, using his base on the opposite side of the River Tigris.

Bakong, the first temple mountain of sandstone, is constructed by rulers of the Khmer Empire (modern Cambodia) at Angkor.
881 Acre earthquake: It takes place in the vicinity of Acre. Alexandria is reportedly affected by the same earthquake.^[1]

St. Cecilia's Church (Cäcilienkirche) is founded as a college for women. It is now home of the Schnütgen Museum in Cologne.