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Heads of State

Year of the Metal Rooster辛酉( at the beginning of the year Metal Monkey庚申)

Era of Diocletian: 497/498 ( year November )

Syria: 1092/93 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

• Louis the Pious, three year-old son of Charlemagne, is used as a sub- king in Aquitaine and anointed and crowned by Pope Hadrian I; his older brother Pippin (4 years) is sub- king in Italy.
• The six-year Rotrud, eldest daughter of Charlemagne, at the instigation of the Byzantine Empress Irene, which is under her reign young emperor of Byzantium, Constantine VI. engaged, the engagement will be able to solve later.
• After the death of Fergus II becomes King Constantine of iroschottischen kingdom of Dalriada.
• Under the Japanese Emperor Kammu the lengthy and unsuccessful first attempt to subjugate the Emishi in northern Honshu begins.
• First mention of Hünfeld and Schwalbach am Taunus.

Religion

• The Carolingian Adalhard, grandson of Charles Martel, is abbot of Corbie.

Born

• Iñigo Arista, first king of Pamplona

Died

• Yang Yan, Chinese politician and Chancellor

• Year ( 8th century )
• 781