Years 780

7th century | 8th century | 9th century

Years 760 | Years 770 | Years 780 | Years 790 | Years 800

780 | 781 | 782 | 783 | 784 | 785 | 786 | 787 | 788 | 789

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Events

  • Africa: The Moslem Berbères of the kingdom of Tahert come into contact with Gao, on the Niger, gathering place of gold.
  • In China, the tax replaces the drudgeries with the service of the state and passes from the economy of barter to that of the money.
  • In Mongolia, Alp Qutlug, khaghan (emperor) of the Ouïgour, opens its country with the sini-Iranian woman influence by making Manichéisme the religion of State.
  • the Bulgares of the Volga found a kingdom well structured with the confluence of the Kama with Bolghar for capital.
  • the leading class of the Khazars converted to the Judaism.
  • Installation of the Scandinavians in the the Shetland, the the Orkneys and the Hébrides during the 8th century.
  • Wars of Charlemagne against the Saxony. Tender of the Bavaria.
  • Fine of the first Byzantine Iconoclasme with the IIe council of Nicée.

Significant characters

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

  • Starter of the Carolingian Rebirth in Occident, to read the chronology.
  • monetary Reform in the Carolingian Empire: institution of the Sum of money of money, only currency struck from now on in the frank kingdom.
  • In Mercie, Offa institutes the Penny money, which inspires the monetary reform of Charlemagne.
  • the Géographie of Ptolémée is translated into Arabic.

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