The eastern hemisphere in 800AD. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends The famous King Khalif Abbasid Al Mansoor (712-775 founded Baghdad, which is situated on the banks of the Tigris and made it a center of learning Events and Trends Charlemagne expands the Frankish kingdom by gains in Saxony, Bavaria and Spain. Events and Trends In 793 the Vikings sack the monastery of Lindisfarne. Events and Trends 814 — Charlemagne dies transfer of united territory to Louis the Pious 814 – 817 — Events and Trends Egbert of Wessex rises to the position of Bretwalda. Events and Trends The first Swedes arrive in Russia (The Rus', from Roslagen) The Viking raids in Western Europe get more severe This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Byzantine Empire July 17 — Irene orders her son Byzantine Emperor Constantine VI, captured and Events By Place Europe Coenwulf of Mercia invades Kent, deposes and imprisons King Eadbert Praen, and makes his own Events By Topic Religion 29 November — Pope Leo III, aided by Charles the Great, returns to Rome. Events By Place Europe December 28 — Louis the Pious occupies Barcelona. This article is about the year 802 For other uses see IEEE 802 networking standard Events By Place Europe Nicephorus I of the Byzantine Empire and Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire settle

Events

By Place

Europe

• December 25 - Charles the Great (Charlemagne) is crowned emperor by Pope Leo III in Rome, marking the start of the Holy Roman Empire. Africa Berghouata - Ilyâs ibn Sâlih ( 792 - 842) Idrisids - Idris II The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his Pope Leo III (died June 12, 816) was Pope from 795 to 816 Protected by Charlemagne from his enemies in Rome he subsequently strengthened Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in
• Celtic monks begin work on the Book of Kells on the Island of Iona. The Book of Kells (Leabhar Cheanannais (Dublin Trinity College Library MS A Iona is a small island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland that has an important place in the history of Christianity in Scotland and is renowned for its tranquility
• The town of Shrewsbury, England is founded. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England

Africa

• Bantu-speaking people settle in present-day Zambia (approximate date). Bantu may refer to Bantu expansion, a series of migrations of Bantu speakers Bantu languages Bantu people The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa.
• In Tunisia, Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab is appointed as hereditary Emir by Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid. Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab (إبراهيم بن الأغلب 756-812 was the first Emir of the Aghlabids in Ifriqiya (800-812 He was the son of al-Aghlab Emir ( Arabic: ar أمير;, female أميرة; emira;) ( Farsi and Urdu: امیر) Hārūn al-Rashīd (and Persian: هارون الرشيد) also spelled Harun ar-Rashid; English: Aaron the Upright, Aaron the
• The west African Kingdom of Takrur is founded (approximate date), flourishing roughly parallel to the Ghana Empire. Takrur, Tekrur, or Tekrour (c 800 - c 1285) was an ancient state of West Africa, which flourished roughly parallel to the The Ghana Empire or Wagadou Empire (existed c 750 - 1076) was located in what is now southeastern Mauritania, Western Mali

Americas

• The Arawak people settle on the island of Barbados from South America (approximate date). The term Arawak (from aru, the Lokono word for Cassava flour was used to designate the Amerindians encountered by the Spanish in Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation
• The Mississippian Period begins in the central North American Continent. The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern ^[1]
• The Mayan civilization begins its decline

Oceania

• The Māori start migrating to New Zealand (approximate date).

Births

• supposed date of birth of Nominoe, first king of all Brittany. Nominoe or Nomenoe ( French: Nominoë, Breton: Nevenoe; died 7 March 851) was the first Duke of Brittany Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into

Deaths

• Saint Alkelda

Notes

1. ^ The New Georgia Encyclopedia: Mississippian Period: Overview. Alkelda is an Anglo-Saxon saint (d c 800 of whom almost nothing is known and whose existence has been questioned