Editing 788 (section)

==== Europe ====
* King [[Charlemagne]] conquers [[Bavaria]], and incorporates it into the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]]. Duke [[Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria|Tassilo III]] is deposed, and banished to a [[monastery]].
* [[Grimoald III of Benevento|Grimoald III]], Lombard [[duke]] of Benevento, is installed as semi-client by King [[Charles the Younger]] (son of Charlemagne) at [[Benevento]] (Italy).
* The [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avars]], who are allied with Tassilo III, invade [[East Francia]] (modern [[Germany]]). This begins the [[Franks|Frankish]]-Avar conflict.
* King [[Mauregatus of Asturias]] dies after a 5-year reign, and is succeeded by [[Bermudo I of Asturias|Bermudo I]] as ruler of [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]] (modern [[Spain]]).
* [[Abd al-Rahman I]], emir of [[Emirate of Córdoba|Córdoba]], dies after a 32-year reign and is succeeded by his son [[Hisham I of Córdoba|Hisham I]].
* The [[Tornado records|earliest recorded tornado]] in Europe struck [[Freising]] in 788.<ref>Dr. R. Hennig, Katalog bemerkenswerter Witterungsereignisse. Berlin 1904; Originalquellen: Aventinus (Turmair), Johannes (gest. 1534): Annales Boiorum. Mit Nachtrag. Leipzig 1710; Annales Fuldenses, Chronik des Klosters Fulda. Bei Marquard Freher: Germanicarum rerum scriptores ua Frankfurt aM 1600–1611)</ref><ref>"Tornadoliste Deutschland". https://tornadoliste.de/788. German meteorological list of documented tornadoes</ref>