9th Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 809 | A Umayyad prince defeats and executes Tumlus, a Muslim rebel who had seized power in Lisbon some years before. | |
| 813 | The grave of James the Apostle is "discovered" near Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia, beginning the cult of St. James that would unite Iberian Christians of many different petty kingdoms. | |
| 822 | Abd-ar-rahman II becomes Umayyad Emir of Córdova. | |
| 825 | Moors attempt to invade Christian territory from Coimbra and Viseu but are driven back. | |
| 839 | Alfonso II of Asturias commands a military force in the region of Viseu. | |
| 842 | Ramiro I becomes King of Asturias. | |
| 844 | Vikings raid the Galician estuaries, are defeated by Ramiro I of Asturias, attack Lisbon, Beja and the Algarve, and sack Seville. | |
| Battle of Clavijo, legendary battle between Christians led by Ramiro I of Asturias and Muslims, where St. James is said to have helped the Christian Army. | ||
| 850 | Ordoño I of Asturias becomes King of Asturias in Oviedo. Beginning of Christian repopulation. Rise of the county of Castile. | |
| 852 | Muhammad I becomes Umayyad Emir of Córdova. | |
| 859 | Ordoño I of Asturias defeats Musa ibn Musa at Albelda. | |
| 866 | Alfonso III the Great, son of Ordoño I of Asturias, becomes King of Asturias. He initiates the repopulation of Porto, Coimbra, Viseu and Lamego. | |
| 868 | Establishment of the 1st County of Portugal, a fiefdom of the Kingdom of Asturias, by count Vímara Peres, after the reconquest from the Moors of the region between the Minho and Douro Rivers. Count Vímara Peres founded the fortified city that bears his own name Vimaranis, later Guimaranis, present day Guimarães, considered "The Cradle City" of Portugal. | |
| 871 | The city of Coimbra is reconquered from the Moors. Hermenegildo Mendes is made Count of Coimbra. | |
| 873 | Vímara Peres dies and his son Lucídio Vimaranes becomes Count of Portugal. After his death the county passes to the hand of count Diogo Fernandes. | |
| 878 | The region of Coimbra (today, Central Portugal) is incorporated in the Kingdom of Asturias by the Count Hermenegildo Guterres. | |
| 886 | Al-Mundhir becomes Umayyad Emir of Córdoba. | |
| 888 | Abdallah ibn Muhammad becomes Umayyad Emir of Córdoba. |
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