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Heads of State

Year of the Wood Snake乙巳( at the beginning of the year, Wood Dragon甲辰)

Era of Diocletian: 481/482 ( year November )

Syria: 1076/77 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

  • Heahberht is used by King Offa of Mercia as king in Kent. He is the successor of the Eanmund. At the same time Ecgberht II also claimed the king chair and can be 771 eventually prevail.
  • Ealchred becomes King of Northumbria. He succeeds Æthelwald minor.
  • Subin is Khan of the Bulgars; He replaces Telez.
  • First documentary mention of Aachen, Andiast, Bensheim, Breil / Brigels, Castrisch, Domat / Ems, Ebert Home, Enghien, Eggenstein, Falera, Flims, Großgartach, Ilanz, Kirchzarten, luffing, Obersaxen, Riein, Rueun, Ruschein, sagogn, Schlans, Trimmis, Trun, Valendas, Waltensburg / Vuorz and Wiebel churches.

Asia and Africa

  • After the death of Shiite Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad, there is a new division among Shiites: The Imami opt for Musa al - Kazim, the Ismailis of Ismail ibn Jafar.
  • The Banu Ifran establish a caliphate in western Algeria.
  • Founding of the city Tuadon, later Kunming.

Religion

  • Transfer of the relics of St. Nazario from Lorsch Abbey.
  • Transfer of the relics of the Nabor and Felix to Saint -Avold.
  • To 765: Foundation of the Monastery Herrenchiemsee and the monastery Tegernsee.

Born

  • 765: Alfonso II, King of Asturias († 842 )

Died

  • Jafar al-Sadiq, the sixth Imam of the " seven- Shia " ( Ismailis ) (* 702)
  • 765: Bishop Tello of Chur
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