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::callout[type=note] 775 ::

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NOTOC Year 775 (DCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 775 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

Europe

  • Saxon Wars: King Charlemagne holds a major assembly at Quierzy (Northern France). He leads a Frankish army into Saxony to retake the castrum of Syburg (near Dortmund), then rebuilds and garrisons fortified Eresburg. He reaches the Weser at a place called Braunsberg, where the Saxons stand for battle, but are defeated when Frankish troops cross the river.
  • Westphalian Saxons, probably commanded by Widukind, cross the Weser and fight an inconclusive battle at Hlidbeck (modern-day Lübbecke). Charlemagne claims victory, but perhaps in reality suffers a setback. He reunites his forces and inflicts a real defeat upon the Saxons, seizing considerable booty and taking hostages, though Widukind escapes.
  • Autumn – Charlemagne retakes the Hellweg (main corridor) along the Lippe Valley, establishing communications between Austrasia, Hesse and Thuringia. It is used as a trade route under Frankish supervision.
  • The German city of Giessen (Hesse) is founded.

Africa

Arab Caliphate

  • April 25 – Battle of Bagrevand: The Abbasids put an end to an Armenian rebellion. Muslim control over Transcaucasia is solidified, while several major Armenian nakharar families, notably the Mamikonian, lose power and flee to the Byzantine Empire.

  • Caliph al-Mansur (r. 754–775) dies after a 21-year reign, in which he has made Baghdad the residence of the Abbasid Caliphate. He is succeeded by his son al-Mahdi. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Abu_Ja'far_al-Mansur,_Sayr_mulhimah_min_al-Sharq_wa-al-Gharb.png" caption="heir]] and son [[Al-Mahdi]], on 6th October 775."] ::

  • At around this time, Baghdad becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from Chang'an, capital of China.

Asia

By topic

Astronomy

Births

Deaths

References

References

  1. David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, pp. 14–15. {{ISBN. 978-1-78200-825-5.
  2. David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 15. {{ISBN. 978-1-78200-825-5.
  3. David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 12. {{ISBN. 978-1-78200-825-5.
  4. Gilbert Meynier (2010). ''L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)''. Paris: La Découverte; p. 26.
  5. "Largest Cities Through History". About.com Geography.
  6. Bagchi, Jhunu (1993). The History and Culture of the Pālas of Bengal and Bihar, cir 750 A.D. - 1200 A.D. {{ISBN. 978-81-7017-301-4.
  7. (2012). "Mysterious radiation burst recorded in tree rings". Nature News & Comment.
  8. Brown and Ishida. ''Gukanshō,'' pp. 276–277; Varley, H. Paul. ''Jinnō Shōtōki,'' pp. 147–148; Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). {{Google books. 18oNAAAAIAAJ. ''Annales des empereurs du Japon,'' pp. 81–85.

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