Events 807

1 events

1.1 place

1.1.1 byzantine empire
1.1.2 europe
1.1.3 britain
1.1.4 asia


1.2 topic

1.2.1 religion
1.2.2 science

events
by place
byzantine empire

emperor nikephoros forced sue peace, on condition of paying 50,000 nomismata caliph harun al-rashid, , agrees yearly tribute. nikephoros promises not rebuild dismantled forts. rashid recalls forces various sieges, , evacuates byzantine territory.
an abbasid fleet under humayd ibn ma yuf al-hajuri raids peloponnese, rhodes , myra.

europe

al-andalus (modern spain): uprising occurs in city of mérida against umayyad emirate of córdoba.
siege of patras: marks end of independent rule south slavs in peloponnese (or 805).

britain

the vikings land on cornish coast, , form alliance cornish fight against wessex.
king cuthred of kent dies. brother, king coenwulf of mercia, takes control on kent himself.

asia

dappula ii becomes king of sri lanka, , makes anuradhapura capital city.
li jifu appointed chancellor, during reign of emperor xian zong in china.

by topic
religion

the temple of motoyama-ji in mitoyo (japan), of kōyasan shingon-shū sect, constructed orders of emperor heizei.
the jame atiq mosque of qazvin constructed in qazvin (modern iran), orders of harun al-rashid.
the book of armagh written irish illuminator ferdomnach, scribe @ school of armagh.

science

the first record of sun spots appears in europe.