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Year '''800''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCC]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 800th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 800th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 100th and last year of the [[8th century]], and the 1st year of the [[800s (decade)|800s]] decade. It was around this time that the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years, so from this time on, the years began to be known as 800 and onwards.

== Events ==

=== Europe ===
* [[December 25]] &ndash; [[Charlemagne]], king of the [[Francia|Franks]], is crowned [[Holy Roman Emperor]] by [[Pope Leo III]] as Charles I, with the title "Emperor of the Romans". The [[coronation]] takes place during Mass at the [[Saint Peter's Basilica|Basilica of St. Peter]] in [[Rome]], on [[Christmas|Christmas Day]]. The [[Carolingian Empire|Frankish Empire]] is formed in [[Western Europe]], which is not recognized by Empress [[Irene of Athens|Irene]] at [[Constantinople]]. This triggers a series of disputes with the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]] around who is officially ruling the former [[Western Roman Empire]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Meek|first=Harry|title=Charlemagne's Imperial Coronation: The Enigma of Sources and Use to Historians|url=https://www.academia.edu/6266377|publisher=www.academia.edu/HMeek}}</ref>
* The [[Rus' Khaganate]] is created by people who are called [[Rus' people|Rus']], after the 182-year dominance of the [[Khazars]]. This is the starting period of the rise of the [[Kievan Rus']], and the later states of [[Russia]], [[Belarus]] and [[Ukraine]] (approximate date).
* King [[Eardwulf of Northumbria]] has his men seize Prince [[Alchmund of Derby|Ealhmund]], son of the late King [[Alhred of Northumbria|Alhred]], and put him to death. He is buried at [[Derby]] in [[St Alkmund's Church, Derby|St. Alkmund's Church]], and later revered as a [[saint]] (approximate date).
* The [[Abbasid Caliphate]] is forced to cede their holdings in [[southern Italy]] to the [[Aghlabid Dynasty]].

=== Asia ===
* The ''[[Ci (poetry)|ci]]'', a new type of [[lyric poetry]] with irregular lines, is set to a [[melody]] during the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] (approximate date).

=== Africa ===
* [[Sijilmasa]] (in present-day [[Morocco]]) is founded as the departure point for [[Camel train|caravan]]s between [[North Africa]] and the western [[Sudan]] (approximate date).
* [[Ife]], in present-day [[Nigeria]], becomes an important [[Urban culture|urban]] center (approximate date).
* The [[Abbasid Caliphate]] is forced to cede [[Ifriqiya]] (present-day north-eastern [[Algeria]], [[Tunisia]] and western [[Libya]]) to the [[Aghlabid Dynasty]].

==== Central America ====
*[[June 28]] &ndash; Ochk'in Kaloomte' Aj Ho' Baak becomes the new [[Maya rulers|ruler of the Mayan city state]] of [[Machaquila]] in [[Guatemala]] and reigns until his death in [[815]].
* [[Itza people|Itza]] culture starts in [[Mesoamerica]] (840).

=== Polynesia ===
* The first settlers of the [[Hawaiian Islands]] arrive (approximate date).

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Archbishop [[Hygeberht|Hygeberht of Lichfield]] retires; he is succeeded by [[Ealdwulf of Lichfield|Ealdwulf]]. King [[Coenwulf of Mercia]] is on better terms with the [[Archbishop of Canterbury|archbishopric of Canterbury]] than his predecessor, and unsuccessfully attempts to have the [[Mercia]]n archiepiscopal see transferred to [[London]] (approximate date).
* The [[Book of Kells]] is written and illuminated in a [[Columbanus|Columban]] monastery, in [[Ireland]] (approximate date). 
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== Births ==
* [[Aldric of Le Mans|Aldric]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Le Mans|Le Mans]] (approximate date)
* [[Al-Abbās ibn Said al-Jawharī]], Muslim [[mathematician]]
* [[Álvaro of Córdoba (Mozarab)|Álvaro of Córdoba]], Mozarab scholar (approximate date)
* [[Amoghavarsha|Amoghavarsha I]], king of [[Rashtrakuta dynasty|Rashtrakuta]] ([[India]]) (d. [[878]])
* [[Boso the Elder]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]] (approximate date)
* [[Fatima al-Fihri]], Arab mosque founder (approximate date)
* [[Govindasvāmi]], Indian [[astronomer]] (approximate date)
* [[Louis (Abbot of Saint-Denis)|Louis]], Frankish [[abbot]] (approximate date)
* [[Methodios I of Constantinople|Methodios I]], patriarch of [[Constantinople]] (or [[788]])
* [[Pope Nicholas I|Nicholas I]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (d. [[867]])
* [[Nominoe]], duke of [[Duchy of Brittany|Brittany]] (approximate date)
* [[Pribina]], Slavic prince (approximate date)
* [[Robert III of Worms|Robert III]], Frankish nobleman (d. [[834]])
* [[Rorgon II of Maine|Rorgon II]], count of [[Maine (province)|Maine]] (approximate date)
* [[Swithun|Swithin]], bishop of [[Diocese of Winchester|Winchester]] (approximate date)
* [[Pope Valentine|Valentine]], pope of the Catholic Church (d. [[827]])

== Deaths ==
* [[June 3]] &ndash; [[Staurakios (eunuch)|Staurakios]], Byzantine chief minister
* [[September 26]] &ndash; [[Berowulf]], bishop of [[Bishopric of Würzburg|Würzburg]]
* [[Ailill mac Fergusa]], king of South [[Kings of Brega|Brega]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Alkelda]], Anglo-Saxon princess (approximate date)
* [[Beatus of Liébana]], monk and [[Theology|theologian]] (approximate date)
* [[Alchmund of Derby|Ealhmund]], prince of [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]] (approximate date)
* [[Luitgard]], Frankish queen and wife of [[Charlemagne]]
* [[Vatsraja]], king of the [[Gurjara-Pratihara|Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty]]

== References ==
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