800s (decade)

The 800s decade ran from January 1, 800, to December 31, 809.

800

This section is transcluded from AD 800. (edit | history)

Europe

• December 25 – Charlemagne, king of the Franks, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III as Charles I, with the title "Emperor of the Romans". The coronation takes place during Mass at the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, on Christmas Day. The Frankish Empire is formed in Western Europe, which is not recognized by Empress Irene at Constantinople. This triggers a series of disputes with the Byzantines around who is officially ruling the former Western Roman Empire.^[1]
• The Rus' Khaganate is created by people who are called Rus', after the 182-year dominance of the Khazars. This is the starting period of the rise of the Kievan Rus', and the later states of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine (approximate date).
• King Eardwulf of Northumbria has his men seize Prince Ealhmund, son of the late King Alhred, and put him to death. He is buried at Derby in St. Alkmund's Church, and later revered as a saint (approximate date).
• The Abbasid Caliphate is forced to cede their holdings in southern Italy to the Aghlabid Dynasty.

Asia

• The ci, a new type of lyric poetry with irregular lines, is set to a melody during the Tang Dynasty (approximate date).

Africa

• Sijilmasa (in present-day Morocco) is founded as the departure point for caravans between North Africa and the western Sudan (approximate date).
• Ife, in present-day Nigeria, becomes an important urban center (approximate date).
• The Abbasid Caliphate is forced to cede Ifriqiya (present-day north-eastern Algeria, Tunisia and western Libya) to the Aghlabid Dynasty.

Central America

• June 28 – Ochk'in Kaloomte' Aj Ho' Baak becomes the new ruler of the Mayan city state of Machaquila in Guatemala and reigns until his death in 815.
• Itza culture starts in Mesoamerica (840).

Polynesia

• The first settlers of the Hawaiian Islands arrive (approximate date).

By topic

Religion

• Archbishop Hygeberht of Lichfield retires; he is succeeded by Ealdwulf. King Coenwulf of Mercia is on better terms with the archbishopric of Canterbury than his predecessor, and unsuccessfully attempts to have the Mercian archiepiscopal see transferred to London (approximate date).
• The Book of Kells is written and illuminated in a Columban monastery, in Ireland (approximate date).

Significant people

• Al-Amin
• Charlemagne
• Haroun al-Raschid
• Jayavarman II
• Nicephorus I
• Krum
• Du Mu

Births

Transcluding articles: 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, AD 808, and 809

800

• Aldric, bishop of Le Mans (approximate date)
• Al-Abbās ibn Said al-Jawharī, Muslim mathematician
• Álvaro of Córdoba, Mozarab scholar (approximate date)
• Amoghavarsha I, king of Rashtrakuta (India) (d. 878)
• Boso the Elder, Frankish nobleman (approximate date)
• Fatima al-Fihri, Arab mosque founder (approximate date)
• Govindasvāmi, Indian astronomer (approximate date)
• Louis, Frankish abbot (approximate date)
• Methodios I, patriarch of Constantinople (or 788)
• Nicholas I, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 867)
• Nominoe, duke of Brittany (approximate date)
• Pribina, Slavic prince (approximate date)
• Robert III, Frankish nobleman (d. 834)
• Rorgon II, count of Maine (approximate date)
• Swithin, bishop of Winchester (approximate date)
• Valentine, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 827)

801

• September 8 – Ansgar, Frankish monk and archbishop (d. 865)
• June 17 – Drogo of Metz, illegitimate son of Charlemagne
• Al-Kindi, Muslim philosopher and polymath (approximate date)
• Waldrada of Worms, Frankish Duchess, married to Conrad II
• Wang Chengyuan, general of the Tang Dynasty (d. 834)

802

• Bi Xian, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 864)
• Fujiwara no Nagara, Japanese statesman (d. 856)
• Hugh, illegitimate son of Charlemagne (d. 844)
• Ono no Takamura, Japanese scholar and poet (d. 853)
• Ralpacan, emperor of Tibet (d. 836)

803

• Du Mu, Chinese poet and official (d. 852)
• Emma of Altdorf, Frankish queen and wife of King Louis the German of East Francia (died 876)
• Ibn 'Abd al-Hakam, Muslim historian (d. 871)
• Liu Congjian, Chinese governor (d. 843)

804

• Bayazid Bastami, Persian Sufi (d. 874)
• Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Japanese regent (d. 872)

805

• García Íñiguez I, king of Pamplona (approximate date)
• Louis the German, grandson of Charlemagne and first East frankish king. (Approximate date) (d. 876)
• Liudolf, duke of Saxony (approximate date)
• Lupus Servatus, Frankish abbot (approximate date)

806

• Hincmar, archbishop of Reims (d. 882)
• Leuthard II, Frankish count (approximate date)
• Ralpacan, king of Tibet (approximate date)

807

• Dongshan Liangjie, Chinese Buddhist teacher (d. 869)

808

• September 27 – Ninmyō, emperor of Japan (d. 850)
• Emma of Altdorf, Frankish queen (or 803)
• Gottschalk of Orbais, German monk and theologian (approximate date)
• Kang Chengxun, general of the Tang Dynasty (approximate date)
• Kim Yang, viceroy of Silla (Korea) (d. 857)
• Walafrid Strabo, Frankish theological writer (approximate date)

809

• Hunayn ibn Ishaq, Muslim scholar and physician (d. 873)
• Jing Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 827)
• Wen Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 840)

Deaths

Transcluding articles: 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, AD 808, and 809

800

• June 3 – Staurakios, Byzantine chief minister
• September 26 – Berowulf, bishop of Würzburg
• Ailill mac Fergusa, king of South Brega (Ireland)
• Alkelda, Anglo-Saxon princess (approximate date)
• Beatus of Liébana, monk and theologian (approximate date)
• Ealhmund, prince of Northumbria (approximate date)
• Luitgard, Frankish queen and wife of Charlemagne
• Vatsraja, king of the Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty

801

• Heathoberht, Bishop of London
• Rabia Basri, Muslim Sufi mystic and saint (b. 717)

802

• January 11 – Paulinus II, patriarch of Aquileia (or 804)
• Æthelmund, Anglo-Saxon nobleman
• Bahlul ibn Marzuq, Muslim general
• Beorhtric, king of Wessex
• Domitian, duke of Carantania (approximate date)
• Eadburh, Anglo-Saxon princess
• Kardam, ruler (khan) of the Bulgarian Empire (or 803)
• Rashid, Muslim regent of Idris II^[39]
• Višeslav, duke of Croatia (or 810)
• Wulfstan, Anglo-Saxon ealdorman
• Theoctista, politically influential Byzantine woman (b. 740)

803

• May 25 – Higbald, bishop of Lindisfarne
• August 9 – Irene of Athens, Byzantine empress
• Ja'far ibn Yahya, Persian vizier (b. 767)
• Kardam, ruler (khan) of Bulgaria (or 802)

804

• May 19 – Alcuin, bishop and advisor to Charlemagne
• October 1 – Richbod, archbishop of Trier
• Saint Abundantia, Christian saint
• Giovanni Galbaio, doge of Venice (approximate date)
• Ibrahim al-Mawsili, musician and singer (b. 742)
• Lu Yu, Chinese author of The Classic of Tea (b. 733)
• Ragnar Lothbrok Legendary Norse Viking hero and Scandinavian King.

805

• February 25 – De Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (b. 742)
• May 12 – Æthelhard, archbishop of Canterbury
• Anselm, duke of Friuli (approximate date)
• Cernach mac Fergusa, king of South Brega (Ireland)
• Urbicius, Frankish monk (approximate date)
• Hui-kuo, Chinese Buddhist monk (b. 746)
• Jia Dan, general of the Tang Dynasty (b. 730)
• Muhammad al-Shaybani, Muslim jurist
• Wei Gao, general of the Tang Dynasty (b. 745)

806

• February 5 – Kanmu, emperor of Japan (b. 737)
• February 11 – Shun Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (b. 761)
• February 25 – Tarasios, patriarch of Constantinople
• July 19 – Li Shigu, general of the Tang Dynasty (b. 778)
• Grimoald III, Lombard prince of Benevento
• Miliduch, prince (knyaz) of the Sorbs (approximate date)
• Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Fazari, Muslim philosopher (or 796)
• Yahya ibn Khalid, Persian vizier of Bagdad

807

• October 13 – Simpert, bishop of Augsburg
• Conall mac Taidg, king of the Picts (approximate date)
• Cuthred, king of Kent
• Robert II, Frankish nobleman (approximate date)
• Stephen the Hymnographer, Syrian monk (b. 725)
• Widukind, duke of Saxony (approximate date)

808

• Ælfwald II, king of Northumbria (approximate date)
• Al-Fadl ibn Yahya al-Barmaki, Muslim governor (b. 766)
• Cadell ap Brochfael, king of Powys (Wales)
• Du Huangchang, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
• Eanbald II, archbishop of York
• Elipando, Spanish archbishop and theologian (approximate date)
• Layman Pang, Chinese (Zen) Buddhist (b. 740)

809

• March 24 – Harun al-Rashid, Muslim caliph (b. 763)
• March 26 – Ludger, Frisian missionary
• July 14 – Ōtomo no Otomaro, Japanese general and Shōgun (b. 731)
• Abbas ibn al-Ahnaf, Muslim poet (b. 750)
• Aejang, king of Silla (b. 788)
• Aureolus of Aragon, Frankish nobleman
• Cellach Tosach mac Donngaile, Irish king
• Elfodd, Welsh bishop (approximate date)
• Gang, king of Balhae (Korea)
• Wang Shizhen, Chinese general (b. 759)