Decade · 780 – 789
The world in the 780s
From 780 to 789 the atlas holds 183 states standing at some time. 8 things began - Idrisid dynasty, Electorate of Mainz and County of Urgell among them - and 5 ended; 13 people were born and 15 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 780s
By kind, the best known first.
States 3
- Idrisid dynasty · state · 788 – 974
- Electorate of Mainz · state · 780 – 1803
- County of Urgell · state · 785 – 1413
Wars and battles 4
- Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor · war · 782
- Battle of Kopidnadon · battle · 788
- Battle of Fakhkh · battle · 786
- Avar Wars · war · 788 – 803
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Massacre of Verden · atrocity · 782
What ended in the 780s
States 5
- Frisia · state · 612 – 787
- Kingdom of the Hwicce · state · 577 – 780
- Bavarians · state · 540 – 787
- Abasgia · state · 64 – 786
- Emirate of Tlemcen · state · 742 – 789
Born and died
Born 13
- Adi Shankara · philosopher · 788 – 820
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal · theologian · 780 – 855
- Al-Ma'mun · ruler · 786 – 833
- Rabanus Maurus · philosopher · 780 – 856
- Al-Amin · ruler · 787 – 813
- Ibn Sa'd · writer · 784 – 845
- Aznar Galíndez I · ruler · 780 – 839
- Ziyadat Allah I of Ifriqiya · ruler · 789 – 838
- Eanred of Northumbria · ruler · 780 – 841
- García Galíndez · ruler · 780 – 833
- Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi · politician · 785 – 862
- Abdallah ibn Ibrahim · ruler · 783 – 817
- Abu Iqal al-Aghlab ibn Ibrahim · ruler · 789 – 841
Died 15
- Abd al-Rahman I · military leader · 731 – 788
- Leo IV the Khazar · ruler · 750 – 780
- Al-Mahdi · politician · 744 – 785
- Al-Hadi · politician · 764 – 786
- Desiderius · person · 710 – 786
- Emperor Kōnin · ruler · 709 – 782
- Hildegard of Vinzgouw · ruler · 758 – 783
- Han Gan · painter · 706 – 783
- Ælfwald I of Northumbria · ruler · 759 – 788
- Lullus · writer · 710 – 786
- Mazu Daoyi · philosopher · 709 – 788
- Liu Zhangqing · poet · 725 – 785
- Li Ye · poet · 713 – 784
- Zhu Ci · military personnel · 741 – 784
- Eugein II of Alt Clut · monarch · 730 – 780
States of the 780s
The states that stood at some time in the 780s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 780.
Europe79 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Maurizio Galbaio, Doge of Venice since 764
- Papal States · 754 – 1870 · Adrian I, Pope since 772
- Francia · 481 – 843 · Charlemagne, king of Franks since 768
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927
and 71 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa27 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Leo IV the Khazar, Byzantine emperor since 775 and Constantine VI, Byzantine emperor since 780
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Mahdi, Abbasid caliph since 775
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Umayyad state of Córdoba · 756 – 929 · Abd al-Rahman I, emir of Cordoba since 756
- Idrisid dynasty · 788 – 974
and 19 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia26 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Tibetan Empire · 618 – 842 · Trisong Detsen, tsenpo since 755
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Gopala, emperor since 750
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Nandivarman II, Pallava emperor since 731
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Rashtrakuta Empire · 753 – 982 · Govinda II, Rashtrakuta emperor since 774 and Dhruva Dharavarsha, Rashtrakuta emperor since 780
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
and 18 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia25 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907 · Emperor Dezong of Tang, Emperor of China since 779
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Satyavarman, king since 774
- Nara period · 710 – 794
- Uyghur Khaganate · 744 – 840 · Bögü Khagan, khagan since 759 and Tun Baga Tarkan, khagan since 780
- Parhae · 698 – 926 · King Mun of Balhae, king since 737
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
and 17 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania8 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Wari Empire · 600 – 1100
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
- Toltec Empire · 674 – 1122
Location unknown18 states
- Avar Khaganate · 562 – 828
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Old Saxony · 600 – 804
- Zunbil dynasty · 650 – 870
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Chavda dynasty · 690 – 942
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 760 – 809: every state, war and life of the 780s, region by region.
- On the map in 785: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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