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800s (decade)
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 770s 780s 790s – 800s – 810s 820s 830s |
| Years: | 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
This is a list of events occurring in the 800s, ordered by year.
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800
By place
Europe
- December 25 - Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Mesoamerica
- Itza culture starts in Mesoamerica (approximate date).
801
By place
Europe
- December 25 – Charlemagne is coronated emperor in Rome.
- December 28 – Louis the Pious occupies Barcelona.
802
By place
Europe
- October 31 – Irene is deposed as Empress of Byzantium, replaced by Nicephorus I, and banished to Lesbos.
- Al-Andalus: The city of Saragossa rises against the Umayyad rule.[1]
- Krum becomes Khan of Bulgaria (until 814).
- Egbert becomes king of Wessex.
- The Vikings sack Iona.
Asia
- Jayavarman II declares the Khmer Empire independent and establishes the kingdom of Angkor.
By topic
Religion
803
By place
Europe
- Nikephoros I of the Byzantine Empire and Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire settle their imperial boundaries and sign Pax Nicephori.
- Venice is recognized as independent by the Byzantine Empire.
- Stiftskeller St. Peter, possibly Central Europe's oldest restaurant is founded.[2]
Asia
- Unsuccessful rebellion of the Byzantine general Bardanes Tourkos against Nikephoros in western Anatolia.
804
By place
Asia
- Japanese monk Kukai visits China, from which he brings back texts of Shingon (Esoteric Buddhism).
- 804–805 – Priest Saicho, patriarch of Tendai Buddhism, visits China and reportedly brings back tea seeds.
Byzantine Empire
- Emperor Nikephoros I of Byzantium suffers a major defeat against the Saracens at the Battle of Krasos.
Oceania
- March 25 – The Inscription of Sukabumi from Eastern Java marks the beginning of the Javanese language.
Europe
- Charlemagne finishes the conquest of Saxony.
By topic
Religion
- March 30 – Saint Ludger becomes the first Bishop of Munster.
805
By place
Asia
- Tang Shunzong succeeds Tang Dezong as emperor of China, but does not last till the end of the year.
Europe
- Oldest known mention of Magdeburg.
- The Battle of Canburg is fought between Charlemagne and the Slavs.
- Khan Krum of Bulgaria conquers the Eastern part of the Avar Khaganate and destroys it.
806
By place
Asia
- Emperor Heizei succeeds Emperor Kammu as Emperor of Japan.
- Hōzen-ji is founded in Wakakusa, Nakakoma District, Japan (now Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture).
- Harun al-Rashid leads a huge invasion of Byzantine Anatolia, and raids Cappadocia sacking several fortresses.
Europe
- November – al-Andalus: the Umayyad emir, al-Hakam I, reasserts his control over the city of Toledo, autonomous since 797; to this effect the emir has over 700 locals killed in what came to be known as the "day of the trench".[1]
- For a short time, Dalmatia is part of the Frankish rather than the Byzantine Empire.
- The Saracens sack Nola, Italy.
- Vikings kill all the inhabitants on the religious island of Iona, Scotland.
By topic
Religion
- April 12 – Nicephorus is elected patriarch of Constantinople, succeeding Tarasius.
- Wulfred is consecrated as archbishop of Canterbury.
807
By place
Europe
- After the death of Cuthred, king Coenwulf of Mercia takes control over Kent himself.
- The Christianized Vikings (Danes) land on the Cornish coast, and form an alliance with the Cornish to fight against the 'heathen' West Saxons.
- Al-Andalus: uprising in Mérida against the Umayyad emirate.[1]
Asia
- Li Ji Pu becomes Prime Minister to Emperor Xian Zong in China.
- Dhappula III becomes king of Sri Lanka, making Anuradhapura the capital city.
By topic
Religion
- The Jame' Atiq Mosque of Qazvin is constructed in Qazvin by the orders of Harun al-Rashid.
- The great Book of Armagh is written by Ferdomnach, a scribe at the School of Armagh.
- The temple of Motoyamaji is built in Toyonaka, Japan.
Science
808
By place
Asia
Europe
- King Eardwulf is driven out of North-East England and succeeded by Alfwold II, but Eardwulf is restored following Alfwold’s death.
809
By place
Asia
- Emperor Saga succeeds Emperor Heizei as emperor of Japan.
- Nagabhatta is defeated in India.
Europe
Significant people
Births
Deaths
References
- ^ a b c Rucquoi, Adeline (1993). Histoire médiévale de la Péninsule ibérique. Paris: Seuil. p. 87. ISBN 2-02-012935-3.
- ^ MYTravelGuide Stifskeller St Peter
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