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Heads of State

Year of The Water Horse壬午( at the beginning of the year metal snake辛巳)

Era of Diocletian: 518/519 ( year November )

Syria: 1113/14 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Eastern Europe

  • October 31: The Byzantine Empress Irene is deposed; in their place her finance minister Nicephorus I Emperor, Irene is banished to Lesbos. Through her ​​fall also possible plans of marriage Irene are frustrated with Charlemagne.
  • Preslav is used in place of Pliska capital of the Bulgarian Empire. After the death of the Bulgarian ruler Kardam will initially cause confusion throne before Krum 803, the rule takes over.

Western Europe

  • JULY 20: Charlemagne receives as a gift of the Caliph Harun Al Rashid in Aachen the elephant Abul Abbas, together with other gifts.
  • Charlemagne is the first to bailiffs for a spiritual immunities. He also sets up the Office of the King messengers.
  • Charlemagne introduces a kind of general compulsory education. In addition to the monasteries and Domstiften, it is made to support the pastors to maintain schools.
  • With the Lex Saxonum the Saxons obtained largely back their old folk law.
  • Egbert becomes King of Wessex as the successor of Beorhtric. While Beorhtric has largely subordinated to the Kingdom of Mercia Egbert seeks an independent position of power for Wessex.

Asia

  • Jayavarman II declares himself Deva - raja and thus founds the kingdom of Angkor.
  • Caliph Harun ar - Rashid regulates the succession between his sons al-Amin and al-Ma'mun.

Ersturkundliche mentions

  • First mention of Braeunlingen and Deißlingen.

Society

  • July 20: Charlemagne receives the elephant Abul Abbas in Aachen as a gift. Isaac of Aachen has accompanied the elephant on its way north of the Alps.

Religion

  • Otto I becomes Bishop of Speyer.
  • Baugulf resigns as abbot of Fulda; Successor is Ratgar.
  • Is Egilwart Bishop of Würzburg.
  • Construction of the Buddhist temple Haeinsa in Korean Daegu.
  • At 802: The Diocese of Neuburg is dissolved and incorporated into the diocese of Augsburg under Bishop Simpert.

Died

  • Æthelmund, Ealdorman the Hwicce
  • Beorhtric, King of Wessex
  • Egino of Verona, Bishop
  • Stephanos Melodos, Byzantine Melode (* 725 )
  • Giovanni degli Antinori, Bishop of Trieste and Patriarch of Grado
  • Paulinus II, Patriarch of Aquileia, theologian and grammarian
  • To 802: Domitian of Carinthia, Holy
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