Editing 805

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[[File:Tang Xianzong.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Emperor [[Emperor Xianzong of Tang|Xian Zong]] (778–820)]]
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Year '''805''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 805th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 805th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 5th year of the [[9th century]], and the 6th year of the [[800s (decade)|800s]] decade.

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[Siege of Patras (805 or 807)|Siege of Patras]]: Local [[South Slavs|Slavic]] tribes of the [[Peloponnese]] lay siege to the city of [[Patras]] (modern [[Greece]]), with aid from an [[Arabs|Arab]] fleet. A [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] relief army under [[Skleros]], military governor (''[[Monostrategos|strategos]]'') from [[Corinth]], is sent and retakes the city. The captured Slavs in Patras are made [[Slavery|slaves]], and a church is dedicated to [[Andrew the Apostle|St. Andrew]].{{sfn|Fine|1991|pp=80–81}}

==== Europe ====
* [[Canburg|Siege of Canburg]]: The [[Franks]] under [[Charles the Younger]], son of emperor [[Charlemagne]], unsuccessfully besiege [[Bohemians (tribe)|Bohemians]] near the modern-day town of [[Kadaň]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Čech, Lech a hradiště Canburg z roku 805 {{!}} Bylo to jinak - Jan Cinert |url=https://www.bylotojinak.cz/cech-lech-a-hradiste-canburg-z-roku-805 |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=www.bylotojinak.cz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=0805 Bitva o Canburg |url=https://boiohaemum.cz/boiohaemum-encyklopedie/kronika-ceskych-zemi/4283-0805-bitva-o-canburg |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=boiohaemum.cz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Canburg a Lech |url=https://www.kampocesku.cz/clanek/29888/canburg-a-lech |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=www.kampocesku.cz}}</ref>
* [[Krum]], ruler (''[[Khan (title)|khan]]'') of the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]], conquers and destroys the Eastern part of the [[Avar Khaganate]] (approximate date). 
* The first known mention of [[Magdeburg]] ([[Saxony-Anhalt]]), founded by Charlemagne, is made.

==== Asia ====
* [[February 25]] &ndash; [[Emperor Dezong of Tang]] dies after a 25-year reign, in which the ''[[fanzhen]]'' is controlled by military governors or [[jiedushi]], who often ignore imperial [[decree]]s. He is succeeded by his son [[Emperor Shunzong of Tang|Shunzong]], who becomes ruler of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]].
* [[August 31]] &ndash; Shunzong issues an [[edict]] to yield the [[throne]] to his son [[Emperor Xianzong of Tang|Xianzong]] (Li Chun), because of an illness, taking for himself the title of "Retired Emperor" (''[[Taishang Huang]]''). Xian is confronted with political disputes in [[Zizhou County|Zi Prefecture]] ([[Shaanxi]]).
* Priest [[Saichō]], patriarch of [[Tendai]] [[Buddhism]], visits [[China]] and introduces [[tea]] to [[Japan]] on his return (or [[804]]).

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* The [[Palatine Chapel, Aachen|Palatine Chapel]] in [[Aachen]] (modern [[Germany]]) is [[Consecration|consecrated]] by [[Pope Leo III]].</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[García Íñiguez of Pamplona|García Íñiguez I]], king of [[Kingdom of Pamplona|Pamplona]] (approximate date)
* [[Louis the German]], grandson of [[Charlemagne]] and first East frankish king. (Approximate date) (d. [[876]])
* [[Liudolf, Duke of Saxony|Liudolf]], duke of [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]] (approximate date)
* [[Lupus Servatus]], Frankish [[abbot]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[February 25]] &ndash; [[Emperor Dezong of Tang|De Zong]], emperor of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] (b. [[742]])
* [[May 12]] &ndash; [[Æthelhard]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]]
* [[Anselm, Duke of Friuli|Anselm]], duke of [[Friuli]] (approximate date)
* [[Cernach mac Fergusa]], king of South [[Kings of Brega|Brega]] ([[Ireland]]) 
* [[Urbicius (monk)|Urbicius]], Frankish monk (approximate date)
* [[Huiguo|Hui-kuo]], Chinese [[Chinese Buddhism|Buddhist]] monk (b. [[746]])
* [[Jia Dan]], general of the Tang Dynasty (b. [[730]])
* [[Muhammad al-Shaybani]], Muslim [[Ulama|jurist]] 
* [[Wei Gao]], general of the Tang Dynasty (b. [[745]])

== References ==
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=== Sources ===
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* <!--Fine 1991-->{{The Early Medieval Balkans|pages=80–81}}
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