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Heads of State

Year of the wood rat甲子( at the beginning of the year, water - pig癸亥)

Era of Diocletian: 500/501 ( year November )

Syria: 1095/96 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

• The Frisians support the Saxons in their fight against the Franks.
• Cavalry engagement in Dreingau in the Saxon wars, attended by Charles the Younger, son of Charlemagne participates.
• First mention of Wasserburg (Bodensee).

Japan

• Emperor Kammu moved the seat of government of Heijo - kyō (now Nara ) to Nagaoka - kyō to the excessive political influence of the Buddhist sects to master and to strengthen the ritsuryō system.

Culture

• Under Abd ar -Rahman I. The construction of the Mezquita in Cordoba starts.

Religion

• AUGUST 31: Paul IV resigned as Patriarch of Constantinople Opel.
• December 25: Choice of Tarasius Patriarch of Constantinople Opel

• The Robertiner Heimo is abbot in Mosbach Monastery.
• After the death of the Bishop of Freising Arbeo is Atto succeeded in this office.
• Theodard becomes bishop of Utrecht; He is the successor of Alberich I.

Disasters

• Hunger 784

Born

• Muhammad ibn Sa ʿ d, Arab historian († 845)

Died

• May 4: Arbeo, Bishop of Freising (* 723 )
• JULY 16: Fulrad, Abbot of Saint Denis (c. 710)

• Ambrose Autpert Frankish Benedictine Abbot, Theologian