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* King [[Charlemagne]] organizes an invasion of the Avar Khaganate, with one army under his son [[Pepin of Italy]] and another army under one of his vassals, the Croat Duke Vojnomir. The two armies launch a successful two-pronged invasion of the [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avar Khaganate]] (modern [[Hungary]]). They seize the Avar "ring" (the [[nomad]]ic tent capital), destroying Avar power before returning with so much [[Looting|booty]] in [[gold]] and [[Jewellery|jewel]]s that 15 [[wagon]]s, each drawn by four [[ox]]en, are needed to bring it back to [[Francia|Frankish]] territory.<ref>David Nicolle (2014). ''The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785'', p. 81. {{ISBN|978-1-78200-825-5}}</ref> Charlemagne wins a major victory (in which the [[Pannonian Slavs#Principality|Lower Pannonia]]n duke [[Vojnomir]] aids him), and the [[Franks]] make themselves overlords over the [[Croats|Croatians]] of northern [[Dalmatia]], [[Slavonia]], and [[Pannonian Basin|Pannonia]]. Frankish [[Missionary|missionaries]] are sent to the area to convert the [[Paganism|pagan]] population to [[Christianity]].<ref>{{The Early Medieval Balkans|page=78}}</ref>