800s (decade)

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century – 9th century – 10th century
Decades:	770s 780s 790s – 800s – 810s 820s 830s
Years:	800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

800s: events by year

Contents: 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 807 808 809

800

By place

Europe

• December 25 - Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.

Mesoamerica

• Itza culture starts in Mesoamerica (approximate date).

801

By place

Europe

• December 28 – Louis the Pious occupies Barcelona.

802

By place

Europe

• October 31 – Irene is deposed as Empress of Byzantium, replaced by Nicephorus I, and banished to Lesbos.
• Al-Andalus: The city of Saragossa rises against the Umayyad rule.^[1]
• Krum becomes Khan of Bulgaria (until 814).
• Egbert becomes king of Wessex.
• The Vikings sack Iona.

Asia

• Jayavarman II declares the Khmer Empire independent and establishes the kingdom of Angkor.

By topic

Religion

• The Haeinsa Temple is established in Korea.

803

By place

Europe

• Nicephorus I of the Byzantine Empire and Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire settle their imperial boundaries and sign Pax Nicephori.
• Venice is recognized as independent by the Byzantine Empire.
• Stiftskeller St. Peter, possibly Central Europe's oldest restaurant is founded.^[2]

804

By place

Asia

• Japanese monk Kukai visits China, from which he brings back texts of Shingon (Esoteric Buddhism).
• 804–805 – Priest Saicho, patriarch of Tendai Buddhism, visits China and reportedly brings back tea seeds.

Oceania

• March 25 – The Inscription of Sukabumi from Eastern Java marks the beginning of the Javanese language.

Europe

• Charlemagne finishes the conquest of Saxony.

By topic

Religion

• March 30 – Saint Ludger becomes the first Bishop of Munster.

805

By place

Byzantine Empire

• Emperor Nicephorus I of Byzantium suffers a major defeat against the Saracens at Crasus.

Asia

• Tang Shunzong succeeds Tang Dezong as emperor of China, but does not last till the end of the year.

Europe

• Oldest known mention of Magdeburg.
• The Battle of Canburg is fought between Charlemagne and the Slavs.
• Bulgaria of Khan Krum conquers the Eastern part of the Avar Khaganate and destroys it.

806

By place

Asia

• Emperor Heizei succeeds Emperor Kammu as Emperor of Japan.
• Hōzen-ji is founded in Wakakusa, Nakakoma District, Japan (now Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture).

Europe

• November – al-Andalus: the Umayyad emir, al-Hakam I, reasserts his control over the city of Toledo, autonomous since 797; to this effect the emir has over 700 locals killed in what came to be known as the "day of the trench".^[1]
• For a short time, Dalmatia is part of the Frankish rather than the Byzantine Empire.
• The Saracens sack Nola, Italy.
• Vikings kill all the inhabitants on the religious island of Iona, Scotland.

By topic

Religion

• April 12 – Nicephorus is elected patriarch of Constantinople, succeeding Tarasius.
• Wulfred is consecrated as archbishop of Canterbury.

807

By place

Europe

• After the death of Cuthred, king Coenwulf of Mercia takes control over Kent himself.
• The Christianized Vikings (Danes) land on the Cornish coast, and form an alliance with the Cornish to fight against the 'heathen' West Saxons.
• Al-Andalus: uprising in Mérida against the Umayyad emirate.^[1]

Asia

• Li Ji Pu becomes Prime Minister to Emperor Xian Zong in China.
• Dhappula III becomes king of Sri Lanka, making Anuradhapura the capital city.

By topic

Religion

• The Jame' Atiq Mosque of Qazvin is constructed in Qazvin by the orders of Harun al-Rashid.
• The great Book of Armagh is written by Ferdomnach, a scribe at the School of Armagh.
• The temple of Motoyamaji is built in Toyonaka, Japan.

Science

• The first record of sun spots appears in Europe.

808

By place

Asia

• The Abbasid capital is moved north from Baghdad to Samarra.

Europe

• King Eardwulf is driven out of North-East England and succeeded by Alfwold II, but Eardwulf is restored following Alfwold’s death.

809

By place

Asia

• Emperor Saga succeeds Emperor Heizei as emperor of Japan.
• Nagabhatta is defeated in India.

Europe

• The Bulgars capture Sofia.

Significant people

• Charlemagne
• Haroun al-Raschid
• Jayavarman II
• Nicephorus I
• Krum
• Du Mu

Births

Deaths

References