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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2011}} {{About year|796}} {{Year nav|796}} {{M1 year in topic}} [[File:Offa king of Mercia 757 796.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|A coin depicting [[Offa of Mercia]] (757–796)]] __NOTOC__ Year '''796''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCXCVI]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 796th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 796th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 96th year of the [[8th century]], and the 7th year of the [[790s]] decade. The denomination 796 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. == Leader == == Events == <onlyinclude> === By place === ==== North America ==== * The Three Fires Confederacy is formed at [[Michilimackinac]].<ref>Loew, Patty; "Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal"; Madison, Wisconsin Historical Society Press; 2001.</ref> ==== Europe ==== * 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> ==== Britain ==== * [[April 18]] – King [[Æthelred I of Northumbria]] is murdered, probably at [[Coria (Corbridge)|Corbridge]], by his [[ealdormen]], Ealdred and Wada. Another rival, Torhtmund, slays Ealdred in revenge. Northumbria is plunged into chaos. The ''patrician'' [[Osbald of Northumbria|Osbald]] is placed on the [[throne]], but is deserted by his supporters after only 27 days. He flees from [[Lindisfarne]] to [[Picts|Pictland]]. Another faction brings back Æthelred I's old back-from-the-dead rival, [[Eardwulf of Northumbria|Eardwulf]], as the new king. He dismisses his wife and publicly takes a [[Concubinage|concubine]]. Eardwulf is alienated from Archbishop [[Eanbald (died 796)|Eanbald]] of [[Diocese of York|York]]. * King [[Offa of Mercia]] and Charlemagne seal a [[Trade|trading]] agreement, and a [[marriage]] alliance is proposed. However, Offa dies after a 39-year reign, that has incorporated [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]], [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]], [[Kingdom of Sussex|Sussex]], and [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]] into the [[Mercia]]n realm. Offa is buried at [[Bedford]], and succeeded for a short time by his son [[Ecgfrith of Mercia|Ecgfrith]], and then a distant cousin, [[Coenwulf of Mercia|Coenwulf]]. * The Kingdom of Sussex again becomes independent from the Kingdom of Mercia following the death of King Offa. * Prince [[Eadberht III Præn|Eadberht Præn]] leaves the Church, returns to Kent and claims his throne. Eadwald proclaims himself king of East Anglia, but is later ousted by Coenwulf. Direct rule from Mercia is re-established. === By topic === ==== Religion ==== * [[Alcuin]], Anglo-Saxon [[monk]] and scholar, is appointed as [[abbot]] by Charlemagne, who puts him in charge of leading [[Marmoutier Abbey, Tours|Marmoutier Abbey]] in [[Tours]]. * [[Tō-ji]], a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] temple of the [[Shingon Buddhism|Shingon sect]], is established in [[Kyoto]], [[Japan]]. </onlyinclude> == Births == * [[Al-Mu'tasim]], Muslim [[caliph]] (d. [[842]]) * [[Dhul-Nun al-Misri]], Egyptian scholar and [[Sufism|Sufi]] (d. [[859]]) * [[Ibrahim ibn Ya'qub al-Juzajani]], Muslim [[hadith]] scholar * [[Liu Zhuan]], [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor of the Tang Dynasty]] (d. [[858]]) * [[Lü Dongbin]], Chinese scholar and [[Chinese poetry|poet]] * [[Xiao Fang]], chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. [[875]]) == Deaths == * [[April 18]] – [[Æthelred I of Northumbria|Æthelred I]], king of [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]] * [[June 12]] – [[Hisham I of Córdoba|Hisham I]], Muslim [[emir]] (b. [[AD 757|757]]) * [[July 29]] – [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]], king of Mercia (b. [[730]]) * [[August 10]] – [[Eanbald (died 796)|Eanbald]], archbishop of [[Diocese of York|York]] * [[Colla mac Fergusso]], king of [[Connacht]] ([[Ireland]]) * [[Ecgfrith of Mercia|Ecgfrith]], king of [[Mercia]] * [[Fujiwara no Tsuginawa]], Japanese statesman (b. [[AD 727|727]]) * [[Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Fazari]], Muslim [[philosopher]] (or [[806]]) * [[Sibawayh]], Persian [[Linguistics|linguist]] and grammarian (b. [[760]]) * [[Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria|Tassilo III]], duke of [[Bavaria]] (approximate date) == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:796}} [[Category:796| ]]
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