Editing 785

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[[File:Christian Conversion of the Saxons.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Conversion of the [[Saxons]] (c. 1869)]]
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Year '''785''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCLXXXV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The article denomination 785 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. It is still used today in this manner.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[Saxon Wars#Middle phase|Saxon Wars]]: King [[Charlemagne]] summons a major assembly of [[Saxons|Saxon]] and [[Franks|Frankish]] lords at [[Paderborn]], then leads his army across [[Old Saxony|Saxony]] as far as the [[Elbe|Lower Elbe]], without significant resistance. Duke [[Widukind]] retreats with his 'rebel' forces beyond the Elbe, but then negotiates and exchanges hostages. Charlemagne returns to his [[palace]] at [[Attigny, Ardennes|Attigny]] ([[Ardennes]]), followed by Widukind; here the Saxon leaders are [[Baptism|baptized]] as [[Christianity|Christian]]s on [[Christmas|Christmas Day]].{{sfn|Nicolle|2014|p=20}} Widukind and the Saxon [[nobility]] swear [[fealty]] to Charlemagne. 
* The [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]] conquers [[Province of Girona|Girona]] and [[County of Urgell|Urgell]] (modern [[Spain]]) from the [[Moors]]. The [[Franks]] divide [[Catalonia]] into 14 [[count]]ships. Charlemagne suppresses a [[rebellion]] by count [[Thuringii#Political history|Hardrad of Thuringia]].
* Prince (or duke) [[Višeslav of Croatia|Višeslav]], with the support of [[Pope Adrian I]] and the [[Byzantine Empire]], becomes ruler of [[Duchy of Croatia|Dalmatian Croatia]] (approximate date).

==== Britain ====
* King [[Offa of Mercia]] re-asserts his control of [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]], deposes his rival [[Egbert II of Kent|Egbert II]], and establishes direct [[Mercia]]n rule. Egbert's brother, [[Eadberht III Præn|Eadberht Præn]], flees to the court of Charlemagne.

==== Arabian Empire ====
* Caliph [[Al-Mahdi|Muhammad ibn Mansur al-Mahdi]] is poisoned by one of his [[Concubinage|concubine]]s. He is succeeded by his son [[Al-Hadi]], who becomes the fourth ruler of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]].

==== Asia ====
* [[Fujiwara no Tanetsugu]], Japanese nobleman (''[[chūnagon]]''), has his daughter Azumako married to the 12-year-old crown prince [[Emperor Heizei|Heizei]] (son of [[Emperor Kanmu]]). While supervising construction of the buildings in the capital of [[Nagaoka-kyō|Nagaoka]], he is killed by an [[arrow]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Council of Paderborn]]: The [[clergy]] debates the matter of the [[Christianity|Christianization]] of the Saxons. They make laws against [[idolatry]], and order the death penalty for self-appointed [[witch-hunt]]ers, who have caused the death of people accused of [[witchcraft]].
* [[Ludger]], Frisian [[missionary]], visits [[Heligoland]] (''Fossitesland''), and destroys the remains of [[paganism]]. On his return he meets the blind bard [[Bernlef]], last of the Frisian [[skald]]s, and cures his [[blindness]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[Antony the Younger]], Byzantine saint (d. [[865]])
* [[Harald Klak]], king of [[Denmark]] (approximate date)
* [[Emperor Junna|Junna]], emperor of [[Japan]] (approximate date)
* [[Paschasius Radbertus]], Frankish [[abbot]] (d. [[865]])
* [[Tian Bu]], general of the [[Tang dynasty]] (d. [[822]])
* [[Zhang Yunshen]], general of the Tang dynasty (d. [[872]])

== Deaths ==
*  October 5- [[Ōtomo no Yakamochi]], Japanese statesman and poet, [[List of shōguns|Shōgun]]
* [[November 8]] &ndash; [[Prince Sawara|Sawara]], Japanese prince 
* [[Al-Rabi' ibn Yunus]], Muslim minister (or [[786]])
* [[Fujiwara no Tanetsugu]], Japanese [[Nobility|nobleman]] (b. [[AD 737|737]])
* [[K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat]], king of [[Quiriguá]] ([[Guatemala]])
* [[Li Huaiguang]], general of the Tang dynasty (b. [[729]])
* [[Liu Changqing]], Chinese [[Chinese poetry|poet]] (b. [[709]])
* [[Liu Congyi]], [[chancellor of the Tang dynasty]] (b. [[742]]) 
* [[Liu Peng]], general of the Tang dynasty (b. [[AD 727|727]])
* [[Máel Dúin mac Fergusa]], king of [[Kings of Brega|Brega]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Al-Mahdi|Muhammad ibn Mansur al-Mahdi]], Muslim [[Caliph]] 
* [[Ruaidrí mac Fáeláin]], king of [[Leinster]] (Ireland)
* [[King Seondeok of Silla|Seondeok]], king of [[Silla]] ([[Korea]])
* [[Talorgan II]], king of the [[Picts]]
* [[Tatzates]], Byzantine general
* [[Theophilus of Edessa]], Greek [[astrologer]] (b. [[695]])
* [[Yan Zhenqing]], Chinese [[Chinese calligraphy|calligrapher]] (b. 709)
* [[Zhu Tao]], general of the Tang dynasty

== References ==
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=== Sources ===
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* {{cite book |last=Nicolle |first=David |author-link=David Nicolle |date=2014|title=The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785 |publisher=Bloomsbury USA |isbn=978-1-78200-825-5}}
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