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8th century

One hundred years, from 701 to 800 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

8th century
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The 8th century is the period from 701 (represented by the Roman numerals DCCI) through 800 (DCCC) in accordance with the Julian Calendar.

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Eastern Hemisphere at the beginning of the 8th century

In the historiography of Europe the phrase the long 8th century is sometimes used to refer to the period of circa AD 660–820.[1]

The coast of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula quickly came under Islamic Arab domination. The westward expansion of the Umayyad Empire was famously halted at the siege of Constantinople by the Byzantine Empire and the Battle of Tours by the Franks. The tide of Arab conquest came to an end in the middle of the 8th century.[2]

In Europe, late in the century, the Vikings, seafaring peoples from Scandinavia, begin raiding the coasts of Europe and the Mediterranean, and go on to found several important kingdoms.

In Asia, the Pala Empire is founded in Bengal. The Tang dynasty reaches its pinnacle under Chinese Emperor Xuanzong. The Nara period begins in Japan.

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Events

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A prisoner from Palenque in Toniná
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An 8th-century Tang dynasty Chinese clay figurine of a Sogdian man (an Eastern Iranian person) wearing a distinctive cap and face veil, possibly a camel rider or even a Zoroastrian priest engaging in a ritual at a fire temple, since face veils were used to avoid contaminating the holy fire with breath or saliva; Museum of Oriental Art (Turin), Italy.[8]
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Abbasid caliph al-Mansur was succeeded by his heir and son Al-Mahdi, on 6th October 775.
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Inventions, discoveries, introductions

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8th century silk fragment, central Asia
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References

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