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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Abbasid Empire and Byzantine Empire ====
* Emperor [[Nikephoros I]] is forced to sue for peace, on condition of paying 50,000 ''[[nomisma]]ta'' to Caliph [[Harun ar-Rashid|Harun al-Rashid]], and agrees to a yearly [[tribute]]. Nikephoros promises not to rebuild the dismantled forts. Rashid recalls his forces from various [[siege]]s, and evacuates [[Byzantine Empire under the Nikephorian dynasty|Byzantine]] territory.<ref>{{harvnb|Bosworth|1989|p=263}}</ref>{{sfn|Treadgold|1988|pp=145, 408 (Note 190)}}<ref name="Mango & Scott 1997 662">{{harvnb|Mango|Scott|1997|p=662}}.</ref>
[[File:Hārūn al-Rashid, Sayr mulhimah min al-Sharq wa-al-Gharb.png|thumb|[[Harun al-Rashid]] ([[Reign|r.]] 786–809) the Commander-in-chief and [[List of Caliphs|caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]. He was the Arab leader of the Caliphate–Byzantine wars in the late 8th and early 9th century.]]
* An [[Abbasid]] fleet under [[Humayd ibn Ma'yuf al-Hajuri]] raids the [[Peloponnese]], [[Rhodes]] and [[Myra]].{{sfn|Treadgold|1988|p=148}}

==== Europe ====
* [[Al-Andalus]] (modern [[Spain]]): An uprising occurs in the city of [[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]] against the Umayyad [[Emirate of Córdoba]].{{sfn|Rucquoi|1993|p=85}}
* [[Siege of Patras (805 or 807)|Siege of Patras]]: This marks the end of independent rule by the [[South Slavs]] in the [[Peloponnese]] (or [[805]]).

==== Britain ====
* The [[Vikings]] land on the [[Cornwall|Cornish]] coast, and form an [[Military alliance|alliance]] with the Cornish to fight against [[Wessex]].
[[File:Cuthred Coin1.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Coin of king [[Cuthred of Kent]] (798–807)]]
* King [[Cuthred of Kent]] dies. His brother, King [[Coenwulf of Mercia]], takes control over [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]] himself.

==== Asia ====
* [[Dappula II of Anuradhapura|Dappula II]] becomes king of [[Sri Lanka]], and makes [[Anuradhapura Kingdom|Anuradhapura]] the capital city.
* [[Li Jifu]] is appointed [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]], during the reign of Emperor [[Emperor Xianzong of Tang|Xian Zong]] in [[China]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* The Temple of [[Motoyama-ji]] in [[Mitoyo, Kagawa|Mitoyo]] ([[Japan]]), of the [[Kōyasan Shingon-shū]] sect, is constructed by the orders of [[Emperor Heizei]].
* The [[Jame' Atiq Mosque of Qazvin]] is constructed in [[Qazvin Province|Qazvin]] (modern [[Iran]]), by the orders of Harun al-Rashid.
* The ''[[Book of Armagh]]'' is written by the Irish illuminator [[Ferdomnach]], a scribe at the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh|School of Armagh]].

==== Science ====
* The first record of [[sun spots]] appears in [[Europe]].
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