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800 CE

Ochk'in Kaloomte' Aj Ho' Baak becomes the new ruler of the Mayan city state of Machaquila in Guatemala and reigns until his death in 815. Charlemagne, king of the Franks, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III as Charles I, with the title "Emperor of the Romans". The coronation takes place during Mass at the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, on Christmas Day. The Frankish Empire is formed in Western Europe, which is not recognized by Empress Irene at Constantinople. This triggers a series of disputes with the Byzantines around who is officially ruling the former Western Roman Empire. The Abbasid Caliphate is forced to cede Ifriqiya (present-day north-eastern Algeria, Tunisia and western Libya) to the Aghlabid Dynasty.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • June 28 – Ochk'in Kaloomte' Aj Ho' Baak becomes the new ruler of the Mayan city state of Machaquila in Guatemala and reigns until his death in 815.source
  • The Rus' Khaganate is created by people who are called Rus', after the 182-year dominance of the Khazars. This is the starting period of the rise of the Kievan Rus', and the later states of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine (approximate date).source

Conflict & Security

  • The Abbasid Caliphate is forced to cede Ifriqiya (present-day north-eastern Algeria, Tunisia and western Libya) to the Aghlabid Dynasty.source
  • The Abbasid Caliphate is forced to cede their holdings in southern Italy to the Aghlabid Dynasty.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Sijilmasa (in present-day Morocco) is founded as the departure point for caravans between North Africa and the western Sudan (approximate date).source
  • The first settlers of the Hawaiian Islands arrive (approximate date).source

Religion & Belief

  • December 25 – Charlemagne, king of the Franks, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III as Charles I, with the title "Emperor of the Romans". The coronation takes place during Mass at the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, on Christmas Day. The Frankish Empire is formed in Western Europe, which is not recognized by Empress Irene at Constantinople. This triggers a series of disputes with the Byzantines around who is officially ruling the former Western Roman Empire.source
  • Archbishop Hygeberht of Lichfield retires; he is succeeded by Ealdwulf. King Coenwulf of Mercia is on better terms with the archbishopric of Canterbury than his predecessor, and unsuccessfully attempts to have the Mercian archiepiscopal see transferred to London (approximate date).source
  • The Book of Kells is written and illuminated in a Columban monastery, in Ireland (approximate date).source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • Itza culture starts in Mesoamerica (840).source
  • Ife, in present-day Nigeria, becomes an important urban center (approximate date).source

Science & Discovery

  • The ci, a new type of lyric poetry with irregular lines, is set to a melody during the Tang Dynasty (approximate date).source

Crime & Justice

  • King Eardwulf of Northumbria has his men seize Prince Ealhmund, son of the late King Alhred, and put him to death. He is buried at Derby in St. Alkmund's Church, and later revered as a saint (approximate date).source

Births

  • Valentine, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 827)source
  • Nicholas I, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 867)source
  • Boso the Elder, Frankish nobleman (approximate date)source
  • Robert III, Frankish nobleman (d. 834)source
  • Methodios I, patriarch of Constantinople (or 788)source
  • Álvaro of Córdoba, Mozarab scholar (approximate date)source
  • Govindasvāmi, Indian astronomer (approximate date)source
  • Louis, Frankish abbot (approximate date)source
  • Swithin, bishop of Winchester (approximate date)source
  • Fatima al-Fihri, Arab mosque founder (approximate date)source
  • Al-Abbās ibn Said al-Jawharī, Muslim mathematiciansource
  • Pribina, Slavic prince (approximate date)source
  • Aldric, bishop of Le Mans (approximate date)source
  • Amoghavarsha I, king of Rashtrakuta (India) (d. 878)source

Deaths

  • June 3 – Staurakios, Byzantine chief ministersource
  • September 26 – Berowulf, bishop of Würzburgsource
  • Ealhmund, prince of Northumbria (approximate date)source
  • Ailill mac Fergusa, king of South Brega (Ireland)source
  • Beatus of Liébana, monk and theologian (approximate date)source
  • Alkelda, Anglo-Saxon princess (approximate date)source
  • Luitgard, Frankish queen and wife of Charlemagnesource
  • Vatsraja, king of the Gurjara-Pratihara Dynastysource