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This article is about the year 790. For the
Lexx
character, see
790 (robot)
.
Calendar year
Year
790
(
DCCXC
) was a
common year starting on Friday
(link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar
, the 790th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 790th year of the
1st millennium
, the 90th year of the
8th century
, and the 1st year of the
790s
decade. The denomination 790 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.
Events
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By place
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Byzantine Empire
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Europe
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Britain
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Asia
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- Cambodia
begins to break away from the
Sumatra
-based kingdom
Srivijaya
, as a 20-year-old Cambodian prince, who claims descent from the rulers of
Funan
, is consecrated in eastern Cambodia with the title
Jayavarman II
. In the next 10 years he will extend his powers north into the
Mekong Valley
(modern
Vietnam
).
By topic
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Religion
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Births
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- Athanasia of Aegina
, Byzantine noblewoman, adviser and saint (approximate date)
- Cyngen ap Cadell
, king of
Powys
(
Wales
)
- F?timah bint M?s?
, Muslim
saint
(d.
816
)
- Inigo Arista
, king of
Pamplona
(approximate date)
- Leo IV
, pope of the
Catholic Church
(d.
855
)
- Li He
, Chinese
poet
(d.
816
)
- Lu Tong
, Chinese poet (d.
835
)
- Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi
, Muslim military leader (d.
862
)
- Ramiro I
, king of
Asturias
(approximate date)
Deaths
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References
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