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Heads of State

Year of the Wood Monkey甲申( at the beginning of the year, water - sheep癸未)

Era of Diocletian: 520/521 ( year November )

Syria: 1115/16 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

• Obelerio Antenoreo is Doge of Venice, after his predecessor Giovanni Galbaio has been overthrown in the previous year.
• Last campaign of the Saxon Wars: The three North Elbian Sachsengaue the Holstengau (Central ) Holstein, Stormarn and Dithmar be conquered by Charlemagne and the Frankish Empire expanded to the Elbe and Saale.
• Charlemagne true ambassador of the Danish king Gudfred and Drasco, prince of the Abotriten in Coquille southeast of Stade, where he has set up his headquarters in the fight against the North Elbian Saxony. It passes the Abodrites the überelbischen ( North Elbian ) districts to rule after the resident previously deported belonging to the Saxons Nordalbingier.
• First mention of char, Schmiechen, Gochscheim (Baden), Magden and warping thing.

Science and Technology

• Charlemagne founded the Gymnasium in Osnabrück Carolinum, which probably is the oldest high school in Germany today.

Religion and Culture

Europe

• The chapel of the royal palace in Aachen is completed by Master Odo of Metz and of Pope Leo III. consecrated.
• The diocese of Halberstadt was founded by Louis the Pious.

Asia

• A Japanese legation under the Saicho reached China, as a result of the tea and the based on the Chinese Tiantai tradition Tendai Shuu- school in Japan has arrived.

Born

• Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Japanese Regent

Died

• Hessian, ostfälischer tribal leaders
• Wiho I., Bishop of Osnabrück