Editing 793

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[[File:Lindisfarne Abbey and St Marys.JPG|upright=1.35|thumb|Ruins of [[Lindisfarne|Lindisfarne Abbey and St. Marys]]]]
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Year '''793''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCXCIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 793 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 ===

==== Europe ====
* King [[Charlemagne]] orders a 3 kilometre long [[Fossa Carolina|channel]] dug from [[Treuchtlingen]] to [[Weißenburg in Bayern|Weißenburg]] (the [[Rhine]] and [[Danube]] river basins), to improve the transportation of goods between the [[Rhineland]] and [[Bavaria]]. Charlemagne's son, [[Pepin of Italy]], campaigns against the [[Lombards]] in [[Duchy of Benevento|Benevento]] ([[Southern Italy]]).<ref>David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 20. {{ISBN|978-1-78200-825-5}}</ref>
* [[Frisian–Frankish wars#Uprising of 793|Frisian–Frankish War]]: Count [[Theodoric|Theoderic]] is sent to [[Frisia]], to muster troops for another offensive against the [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avar Khaganate]]. He is attacked and probably killed by [[Saxons|Saxon]] rebels, near the mouth of the [[Weser]] River. The [[Frisians]] revolt, and Charlemagne [[Deportation|deports]] Saxon families from north of the river [[Elbe]].<ref>David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 80. {{ISBN|978-1-78200-825-5}}</ref>

==== Britain ====
* [[June 8]] &ndash; [[Viking]] raiders attack the [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]]n coast, arriving in [[longship]]s from either [[Denmark]] or [[Norway]], and sacking the [[monastery]] of [[Lindisfarne]]. Many of the [[monk]]s are killed or enslaved. It is the first Viking attack on a monastery in the British Isles, although it is not the first known Viking attack in the British Isles. The first attack came in 789, when Vikings raided the settlement of Portland in Dorset.

==== Arabian Empire ====
* Emir [[Hisham I]] of [[Caliphate of Córdoba|Córdoba]] calls for a ''[[jihad]]'' ("Holy War") against the Christian [[Franks]]. He assembles an army of 70,000 men, half of which attacks the [[Kingdom of Asturias]], destroying its capital, Oviedo, while the other half invades [[Languedoc]], penetrating as far as [[Narbonne]]. After capturing the city, the contingent moved towards Carcassonne and conquered it too.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mintageworld.com/media/detail/13850-hisham-i-emir-of-cordoba/ | title=Hisham I - Emir of Cordoba | date=April 26, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.castles99.ukprint.com/Essays/France/Cathar/Carcassonnecity.html | title=Carcassonne City }}</ref> Both armies return to Córdoba enriched with the spoils of war.

=== By topic ===

==== Commerce ====
* Arab [[trade]]rs make [[Baghdad]] a financial center of the [[Silk Road]] between [[China]] and [[Europe]]. Caravans carry little or no [[money]] on their long journeys; Chinese [[trade]]rs use what they call ''fei qian'' ([[:zh:飛錢|zh]]) ("flying money") to avoid [[robbery]]. The [[Arab Muslims|Arabs]] have adopted a similar [[Informal value transfer system|banking system]] known as ''[[hawala]]'' to transmit funds (approximate date).

==== Religion ====
* [[August 17]] &ndash; [[Quriaqos of Tagrit]] is consecrated [[Syriac Orthodox Church|Syriac Orthodox]] [[Patriarch of Antioch]] at [[Harran]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |first1=Witold |last1=Witakowski |title=Quryaqos|encyclopedia=Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition |editor1=Sebastian P. Brock |editor2=Aaron M. Butts |editor3=[[George A. Kiraz]] |editor4=Lucas Van Rompay |url=https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Quryaqos|year=2011|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>
* King [[Offa of Mercia]] founds an [[St Albans Cathedral#Saxon buildings|abbey]] at [[St Albans]].
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== Births ==
* [[Arnulf of Sens]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]] (or [[794]])
* [[Li Ning (Tang dynasty)|Li Ning]], prince of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] (d. [[812]])
* [[Theophylact (son of Michael I)|Theophylact]], Byzantine co-emperor (approximate date)
* [[Wei Mo]], [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor of the Tang Dynasty]] (d. [[858]])
* [[Wu Yuanji]], general of the Tang Dynasty (or [[783]])
* [[Zhou Chi]], chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. [[851]])

== Deaths ==
* [[February 22]] &ndash; [[Sicga]], Anglo-Saxon [[Nobility|nobleman]]
* [[Idriss I]], Muslim [[emir]] and founder of the [[Idrisid dynasty|Idrisid Dynasty]] (or [[791]])<ref>Meynier, Gilbert (2010). ''L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658–1518)''. Paris: La Découverte. p. 28.</ref>

== References ==
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