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Heads of State
Year of the Water Tiger壬寅( at the beginning of the year metal buffalo辛丑)
Era of Diocletian: 478/479 ( year November )
Syria: 1073/74 ( the year in October )
Events
Politics and World Affairs
Asia
- July 30; Caliph Al- Mansur founded Baghdad as the capital of the Caliphate; Damascus loses its function as the capital.
- Beginning of a rebellion of Shiites in the Hejaz against the Abbasid rule in Baghdad
- Tang Daizong is after the death of Suzong Emperor of the Chinese Tang Dynasty.
- Shwemauk becomes ruler of Bagan.
Europe
- Sinzig is mentioned as a Frankish royal court.
- First mention of the emperor Bahlingen chair, Biberist, Braunau, Forchheim (Kaiser chair), Heidenheim am Rhein, tipping home, Rust (Baden), Spiez and the castle Freckleben.
Religion
- Manichaeism is the state religion in the Uyghur under Bögü Khan.
- Is Jaenbert Archbishop of Canterbury; he succeeds Bregwin.
- Wiomad is Archbishop of Trier.
- Berthelmus is Archbishop of Cologne, then Ricolf.
- Sigerich is second bishop of Regensburg.
- Founding of the monastery Schaeftlarn with the help of Duke Tassilo III. of Bavaria.
Born
Died
- May 03: Tang Xuanzong, Chinese emperor (* 685 )