Editing 807

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[[File:سکه هارون الرشید ضرب مدینه السلام سال 192 ه.ق.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Dirham]] of [[Harun al-Rashid]] 192 AH/807 CE, Baghdad]]
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Year '''807''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 807th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 807th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 7th year of the [[9th century]], and the 8th year of the [[800s (decade)|800s]] decade.

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

==== Abbasid Empire and Byzantine Empire ====
* Emperor [[Nikephoros I]] is forced to sue for peace, on condition of paying 50,000 ''[[nomisma]]ta'' to Caliph [[Harun ar-Rashid|Harun al-Rashid]], and agrees to a yearly [[tribute]]. Nikephoros promises not to rebuild the dismantled forts. Rashid recalls his forces from various [[siege]]s, and evacuates [[Byzantine Empire under the Nikephorian dynasty|Byzantine]] territory.<ref>{{harvnb|Bosworth|1989|p=263}}</ref>{{sfn|Treadgold|1988|pp=145, 408 (Note 190)}}<ref name="Mango & Scott 1997 662">{{harvnb|Mango|Scott|1997|p=662}}.</ref>
[[File:Hārūn al-Rashid, Sayr mulhimah min al-Sharq wa-al-Gharb.png|thumb|[[Harun al-Rashid]] ([[Reign|r.]] 786–809) the Commander-in-chief and [[List of Caliphs|caliph]] of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]. He was the Arab leader of the Caliphate–Byzantine wars in the late 8th and early 9th century.]]
* An [[Abbasid]] fleet under [[Humayd ibn Ma'yuf al-Hajuri]] raids the [[Peloponnese]], [[Rhodes]] and [[Myra]].{{sfn|Treadgold|1988|p=148}}

==== Europe ====
* [[Al-Andalus]] (modern [[Spain]]): An uprising occurs in the city of [[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]] against the Umayyad [[Emirate of Córdoba]].{{sfn|Rucquoi|1993|p=85}}
* [[Siege of Patras (805 or 807)|Siege of Patras]]: This marks the end of independent rule by the [[South Slavs]] in the [[Peloponnese]] (or [[805]]).

==== Britain ====
* The [[Vikings]] land on the [[Cornwall|Cornish]] coast, and form an [[Military alliance|alliance]] with the Cornish to fight against [[Wessex]].
[[File:Cuthred Coin1.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Coin of king [[Cuthred of Kent]] (798–807)]]
* King [[Cuthred of Kent]] dies. His brother, King [[Coenwulf of Mercia]], takes control over [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]] himself.

==== Asia ====
* [[Dappula II of Anuradhapura|Dappula II]] becomes king of [[Sri Lanka]], and makes [[Anuradhapura Kingdom|Anuradhapura]] the capital city.
* [[Li Jifu]] is appointed [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]], during the reign of Emperor [[Emperor Xianzong of Tang|Xian Zong]] in [[China]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* The Temple of [[Motoyama-ji]] in [[Mitoyo, Kagawa|Mitoyo]] ([[Japan]]), of the [[Kōyasan Shingon-shū]] sect, is constructed by the orders of [[Emperor Heizei]].
* The [[Jame' Atiq Mosque of Qazvin]] is constructed in [[Qazvin Province|Qazvin]] (modern [[Iran]]), by the orders of Harun al-Rashid.
* The ''[[Book of Armagh]]'' is written by the Irish illuminator [[Ferdomnach]], a scribe at the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh|School of Armagh]].

==== Science ====
* The first record of [[sun spots]] appears in [[Europe]].
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== Births ==
* [[Dongshan Liangjie]], Chinese [[Chan Buddhism|Buddhist]] teacher (d. [[869]])

== Deaths ==
* [[October 13]] &ndash; [[Simpert]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg|Augsburg]]
* [[Conall mac Taidg]], king of the [[Picts]] (approximate date)
* [[Cuthred of Kent|Cuthred]], king of [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]]
* [[Robert of Hesbaye|Robert II]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]] (approximate date)
* [[Stephen the Hymnographer]], Syrian monk (b. [[725]])
* [[Widukind]], duke of [[Old Saxony|Saxony]] (approximate date)

== References ==
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=== Sources ===
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* <!--Bosworth 1989-->{{The History of al-Tabari |volume=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wqf1gwM9O58C}}
* {{cite book |last1=Mango |first1=Cyril |author1-link=Cyril Mango |last2=Scott |first2=Roger |year=1997 |title=The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor. Byzantine and Near Eastern History, AD 284–813 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-822568-7}}
* {{cite book |last=Rucquoi |first=Adeline |year=1993 |page=85 |title=Histoire médiévale de la Péninsule ibérique |language=fr |location=Paris |publisher=Seuil |isbn=2-02-012935-3}}
* <!--Treadgold 1988-->{{The Byzantine Revival, 780–842}}
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