790s
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 7th century – 8th century – 9th century |
| Decades: | 760s 770s 780s – 790s – 800s 810s 820s |
| Years: | 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 797 798 799 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
This is a list of events occurring in the 790s, ordered by year.
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790
By place
Byzantine Empire
- A revolt against Empress Irene leads to Constantine VI being declared sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire
Europe
By topic
Religion
- Angilbert is made abbot of Saint-Riquier.
791
By place
Europe
- The Avars invade Europe again, but are defeated by Charlemagne.
- Alfonso II becomes king of Asturias.
792
By place
Byzantine Empire
- Irene is confirmed empress of the Byzantine Empire.
Europe
- The Westphalians rise up against the Saxons (see Charlemagne).
Asia
793
By place
Europe
- June 8 – Vikings sack the monastery of Lindisfarne, Northumbria, their first major viking attack in England.
- The Frisian–Frankish wars came to an end with the last uprising of the Frisians in 793.
Asia
By topic
Religion
- Offa of Mercia founds an abbey at St Albans.
794
By place
Asia
- Kyoto becomes the Japanese capital, ending the Nara period, and beginning the Heian period.
Europe
- Council of Frankfurt: oldest known mentioning of Frankfurt.
- Vikings sack the Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey.
795
By place
Europe
- In the earliest recorded Viking raid on Ireland, they attack Iona, Inisbofin and Inismurray.
- City of Paderborn founded by Charlemagne in Westphalia.
By topic
Religion
- December 26 – Pope Leo III succeeds Pope Adrian I as the 96th pope.
796
By place
Europe
- December – Coenwulf becomes king of Mercia.
- Charlemagne defeats the Avars.
Asia
797
By place
Byzantine Empire
- July 17 – Irene of Athens orders her son, Byzantine Emperor Constantine VI, captured and deposed.
- August 15 – Irene of Athens's orders are carried out; her son is blinded, and she is declared empress the next day.
798
By place
Europe
- Coenwulf of Mercia invades Kent, deposes and imprisons King Eadbert Praen, and makes his own brother Cuthred king.
- Sigered succeeds Sigeric as king of Essex.
- In the Battle of Bornhöved Slavic Obodrites led by Drożko defeated the Nordalbingian Saxons. In the coming years they were granted areas of nowadays Hamburg.
- Bahlul Ibn Marzuq revolted in Zaragoza against the central government of Muslim Al-Andalus.
- High water mark of Alfonso II of Asturias's campaigns against al-Andalus, the Christians sack Lisbon.[1]
By topic
Religion
- Theodulf becomes bishop of Orléans (approximate date).
799
By topic
Religion
- 29 November – Pope Leo III, aided by Charles the Great, returns to Rome.
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References
- ^ Picard, Christophe (2000). Le Portugal musulman (VIIIe-XIIIe siècle0. L'Occident d'al-Andalus sous domination islamique. Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. p. 109. ISBN 2-7068-1398-9.
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