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Heads of State

Year of the Metal Ox辛丑( at the beginning of the year metal rat庚子)

Era of Diocletian: 537/538 ( year November )

Syria: 1132/33 ( the year in October )

Events

  • The Persian Tahirids win in Eastern Iran / Khorasan and Central Asia de facto independence from the Abbasid caliph.
  • Peace treaty between the Tibetan king Thri Relpacen and Tang China in which both sides recognize each other as equals.
  • Thomas the Slav gives himself as Emperor Constantine VI. and can be crowned in the Byzantine Empire to the anti-emperor Michael II.
  • Ceolwulf I. succeeds his deceased brother Cenwulf as ruler of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Mercia.

Died

  • JANUARY 24: Arn of Salzburg, Archbishop ( * after 740)
  • Borna, sovereign of the Dalmatian Croats
  • Cenwulf, King of Mercia
  • Egbert of Lindisfarne, Bishop
  • Sclaomir, Samtherrscher the Abodrites
  • Theodulf of Orléans, Visigothic scholar, adviser of Charlemagne and Bishop (around 750/760 )
April 2014 List of centuries 7th century 11th century 780s 790s 800s (decade) 810s 820s 830s 840s 850s 860s 811 816 826 831 Coenwulf of Mercia Armenian calendar Vikram Samvat Buddhist calendar Sexagenary cycle Dai people Iranian calendars Coptic calendar Tahirid dynasty Greater Khorasan Tibetan Empire Ceolwulf I of Mercia Benedict of Aniane
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