782

This page relates to the year 782 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Europe

  • Victoire of the Saxon of Widukind on the franque cavalry of Adalgise, Geilon and Woradus to Süntelgebirge, mountainous solid mass close to the Weser (be). The chambrier Adalgise and the constable Geilon are killed before to have received the reinforcements come from the the Rhine of Théodoric. Charlemagne intervenes, makes carry out 4500 chiefs Saxons meadows of Verden on the Aller and summons all the Saxons to convert under penalty of dead ( Capitulaire of partibus Saxonie ). Then it takes its winter quarters to Thionville.
  • the organization in counties east extended to the Saxony.
  • Charlemagne calls the theologist Alcuin at its court of Aachen. It takes the head of the palatine school.
  • Foundation of the abbey of Aniane by Witiza, wire of the count of Maguelone. Discouraged by the too strict rule, the monks give up it. In 787, Witiza builds a new more roomy establishment and subjects the community to the more human rule of Saint Benoît de Nursie of which it takes the name.
  • Foundation of the abbey of Saint Laurent of Vernazobre by Holy Anian (Canton of Saint-Chinian, Herault).

  • the Arab introduce the artificial methods of irrigation in Spain.

Asia

  • Construction of the Buddhist first Monastery Tibetan with Samye, on the model of that of Otânpurî to the Bengal, by the Indian Buddhist Master Padmasambhava at the request of Trisong Detsen, king of the Tibet.
  • Big room of the temple of Nadan, in Shanxi, the oldest building of wood of the China.

Births in 782

Death in 782

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