Decade · 790 – 799
The world in the 790s
From 790 to 799 the atlas holds 186 states standing at some time. 16 things began - Vikings, Heian period and Frisians among them - and 5 ended; 15 people were born and 12 died.
What began in the 790s
By kind, the best known first.
States 9
- Vikings · state · 793 – 1332
- Heian period · state · 794 – 1185
- Frisians · state · 793 – 799
- Viking Age · state · 793 – 1066
- Obotrites · state · 793 – 946
- Mongol campaigns in Central Asia · state · 793 – 849
- County of Cerdanya · state · 798 – 1403
- Imperial Court in Kyoto · state · 794 – 1868
and 1 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 7
- Battle of Lutos · battle · 794
- Battle of the Burbia River · battle · 791
- Battle of Marcellae · battle · 792
- Battle of Las Babias · battle · 795
- Battle of Bornhöved · battle · 798
- Battle of Orbiel River · battle · 793
- Qays–Yaman war · war · 793 – 796
What ended in the 790s
States 3
- Saxons · state · 283 – 799
- Frisians · state · 793 – 799
- Nara period · state · 710 – 794
Wars and battles 2
- Arab–Khazar wars · war · 642 – 799
- Qays–Yaman war · war · 793 – 796
Born and died
Born 15
- Al-Kindi · engineer · 796 – 870
- Pope Gregory IV · writer · 795 – 844
- Lothair I · monarch · 795 – 855
- Abd ar-Rahman II · monarch · 792 – 852
- Al-Mu'tasim · ruler · 796 – 842
- Pepin I of Aquitaine · monarch · 797 – 838
- Ramiro I of Asturias · ruler · 791 – 850
- Mojmir I of Moravia · ruler · 795 – 846
- Emperor Muzong of Tang · poet · 795 – 824
- Lü Dongbin · poet · 796 – 870
- Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani · politician · 798 – 844
- Bernard of Septimania · ruler · 795 – 844
- Theophylact · ruler · 793 – 849
- Berengar the Wise · ruler · 790 – 835
- Gaucelm · ruler · 796 – 834
Died 12
- Constantine VI · politician · 771 – 798
- Paul the Deacon · poet · 720 – 799
- Hisham I of Córdoba · politician · 757 – 796
- Idris I of Morocco · monarch · 745 – 791
- Tassilo III of Bavaria · person · 742 – 794
- Trisong Detsen · ruler · 742 – 797
- Bermudo I of Asturias · ruler · 750 – 797
- Wei Yingwu · poet · 737 – 792
- Al-Hasan ibn Qahtaba · military leader · 716 – 797
- Lu Lun · poet · 739 – 799
- Caradog ap Meirion · monarch · 730 – 798
- Riderch II of Alt Clut · monarch · 755 – 798
States of the 790s
The states that stood at some time in the 790s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 790.
Europe81 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- 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
and 73 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa26 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Constantine VI, Byzantine emperor since 780
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Harun al-Rashid, Abbasid caliph since 786
- 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 · Hisham I of Córdoba, emir of Cordoba since 788
- Idrisid dynasty · 788 – 974 · Idris I of Morocco, Amir since 788
and 18 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia27 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Tibetan Empire · 618 – 842 · Trisong Detsen, tsenpo since 755
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Dharmapala, emperor since 783
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Nandivarman II, Pallava emperor since 731
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Rashtrakuta Empire · 753 – 982 · Dhruva Dharavarsha, Rashtrakuta emperor since 780
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
and 19 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia27 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 · Indravarman I (Champa), king since 786
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Nara period · 710 – 794
- Uyghur Khaganate · 744 – 840 · Külüg Bilge khagan, khagan since 789 and Qutluq Bilge Qaghan, khagan since 790
- Parhae · 698 – 926 · King Mun of Balhae, king since 737
and 19 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 unknown17 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 9 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 770 – 819: every state, war and life of the 790s, region by region.
- On the map in 795: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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