This article refers to the year 893. The number 893 can also refer to Japanese traditional organized crime groups, Yakuza. Events By Place Europe Simeon I succeeds Vladimir as king of Bulgaria. Galindo II Aznárez succeeds Aznar II Galíndez as Count of Aragon. Asser writes his Life of King Alfred. Battle of Benfleet: The Saxons defeat the Vikings. By Topic Religion The Greek clergy's expelled from Bulgaria, and the Greek language's replaced with the Slav-Bulgarian vernacular (kn… (More on 893)