Editing 790

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[[File:Srivijaya Empire.svg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Srivijaya|Srivijaya Kingdom]] around the [[8th century]]]]
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Year '''790''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCXC]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 790th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 790th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 90th year of the [[8th century]], and the 1st year of the [[790s]] decade. The denomination 790 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[September]] &ndash; The [[Armeniac Theme]], located in northeastern [[Anatolia|Asia Minor]] (modern [[Turkey]]), revolts against Empress [[Irene of Athens|Irene]], and declares the 19-year-old [[Constantine VI]] sole ruler of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. Other [[Theme (Byzantine district)|themes]] follow its example, and imprison their ''[[Strategos#Byzantine use|strategoi]]''. Constantine sends his [[Iconoclasm|iconoclast]] general [[Michael Lachanodrakon]], to ensure that the Armeniacs (his closest supporters) take an [[oath]]. Irene is confined and imprisoned in her palace at [[Constantinople]]; all her [[eunuch]]s are [[exile]]d.

==== Europe ====
* [[Alcuin]], Anglo-Saxon [[missionary]], returns (after an 8-year absence) to [[England]]. During his stay at the [[Carolingian dynasty|Carolingian]] court of King [[Charlemagne]] in [[Aachen]], he [[Education|has educated]] his sons [[Charles the Younger|Charles]], [[Pepin of Italy|Pepin]] and [[Louis the Pious|Louis]]. Alcuin revises the [[Liturgy|church liturgy]] and the [[Bible]], and is responsible for an [[intellectual]] movement within the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]].

==== Britain ====
* King [[Æthelred I of Northumbria|Æthelred I]] returns to [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]], and is restored to the [[throne]] after living in exile for 11 years. His rival [[Osred II of Northumbria|Osred II]] is deposed, forcibly [[tonsure]]d, and exiled to the [[Isle of Man]]. Æthelred then faces a rebellion by another rival, named [[Eardwulf of Northumbria|Eardwulf]]. The latter is captured, and hanged outside the gates to [[Ripon Cathedral|Ripon Abbey]]. The body is taken into the [[abbey]], where Eardwulf recovers and escapes to exile. 
* King [[Offa of Mercia]] takes control of [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]]. King [[Æthelberht II of East Anglia|Æthelberht II]] mints his own [[coin]]s, in defiance of his overlord (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* [[Cambodia]] begins to break away from the [[Sumatra]]-based kingdom [[Srivijaya]], as a 20-year-old Cambodian prince, who claims descent from the rulers of [[Kingdom of Funan|Funan]], is consecrated in eastern Cambodia with the title [[Jayavarman II]]. In the next 10 years he will extend his powers north into the [[Mekong Delta|Mekong Valley]] (modern [[Vietnam]]).

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Ireland|Irish]] monks (known as the [[Papar]]), possibly members of a [[Hiberno-Scottish mission]], supposedly reach [[Iceland]] in [[Hide (skin)|hide]]-covered [[coracle]]s, and begin settlements (approximate date). However, the evidence for this is scant.
* [[Angilbert]], Frankish diplomat (''[[Primicerius|primicerius palatii]]'')  of King Charlemagne, is made [[abbot]] of [[Saint-Riquier]] (Northern [[France]]).
* [[Joseph of Antioch|Joseph]] is consecrated [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Syriac Orthodox]] [[Patriarch of Antioch]]
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== Births ==
* [[Athanasia of Aegina]], Byzantine noblewoman, adviser and saint (approximate date)
* [[Cyngen ap Cadell]], king of [[Kingdom of Powys|Powys]] ([[Wales]])
* [[Fātimah bint Mūsā]], Muslim [[saint]] (d. [[816]])
* [[Íñigo Arista]], king of [[Kingdom of Pamplona|Pamplona]] (approximate date)
* [[Pope Leo IV|Leo IV]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (d. [[855]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Craig |first1=James |title=Shemlan: A History of the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies |date=27 July 2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-14413-6 |page=235 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GN--DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA135 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Li He]], Chinese [[Chinese poetry|poet]] (d. [[816]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Li He {{!}} Center for the Art of Translation {{!}} Two Lines Press |url=https://www.catranslation.org/person/li-he/ |website=Center for the Art of Translation |access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref>
* [[Lu Tong]], Chinese poet (d. [[835]])
* [[Musa ibn Musa ibn Qasi|Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi]], Muslim military leader (d. [[862]])
* [[Ramiro I of Asturias|Ramiro I]], king of [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[Fujiwara no Otomuro]], Japanese empress consort (b. [[760]])
* [[Thecla of Kitzingen]], saint and abbess
* [[Torson, Count of Toulouse|Torson]], Frankish [[count of Toulouse]] (or [[789]])

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