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==Events and Trends== |
==Events and Trends== |
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− | * In 793, the |
+ | * In 793, the {{wp|Viking}}s sack the monastery of {{wp|Lindisfarne}}. This is the first of a series of Viking raids spanning the next centuries. |
− | *In 791, the |
+ | *In 791, the {{wp|Eurasian Avars|Avars}} invade {{wp|Europe}}, but in 796 they are beaten decisively by {{wp|Charlemagne}}. |
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+ | *In {{wp|Byzantine Empire|Byzantium}}, {{wp|Byzantine Empress Irene|Irene}} is forced to lay down her role as guardian of her son, emperor {{wp|Constantine VI}}. She still keeps acting as empress, and in 797 she has Constantine captured and deposed, and takes the throne. In {{wp|802}}, she will be deposed herself. |
− | *In 794, |
+ | *In 794, {{wp|Kyoto}} becomes the new capital of {{wp|Japan}}. |
==Significant people== |
==Significant people== |
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+ | *{{wp|Charlemagne}} |
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+ | *{{wp|Byzantine Empress Irene}} |
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+ | *{{wp|Offa of Mercia}} |
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+ | *{{wp|Alfonso II of Asturias}} |
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{{wpcat|Category:790s}} |