This page relates to the year 807 Calendrier Julien.

Events

China

• In China, the currency of Papier is recognized beside the metal currency.

Worsen Carolingian

• Foundation of the town of Hamburg between Elba and Alster.

• the military obligation becomes proportional to fortune in the frank Kingdom. Any owner of benefit is held to present itself to the army.

• Charlemagne resides all the year at Aachen.

• Embassy of the caliph Harun Al-Rachid who sends a clock to Charlemagne with many gifts.

• Harun Al-Rachid recognizes a right of protection of the holy places to Charlemagne after exchange of embassies and gifts.

• Charlemagne sends Burchard the Corsica constable in which drives out the Sarrasins with an Italian fleet after a combat where they lose fifteen vessels. The victory is transitory and the Moslems occupy the Corsica and the Sardinia in 809 and 810.

• the king of Italy, Pip, concluded a truce with the commander from the Byzantine fleet Nicetas.

Worsen Byzantine

• Arab Raid with Rhodos. The Byzantine emperor Nicéphore Ier pay tribute with Harun Al-Rachid.
• Fine of the rising of the Slavic of the Peloponnese (forwarding of Sklèros). A strategist is established with Corinthe. The Slavic ones are converted with Christianity, are hellénisés and assimilated.

Births in 807

Death in 807

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