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Year '''792''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCXCII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Sunday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 792 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.
Year '''792''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCXCII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Sunday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]], the 792nd year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 792nd year of the [[1st millennium]], the 92nd year of the [[8th century]], and the 3rd year of the [[790s]] decade. The denomination 792 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 ==
== Events ==
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=== By place ===
=== By place ===
==== Byzantine Empire ====
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Spring &ndash; Emperor [[Constantine VI]] suppresses a rebellion and restores his mother [[Irene (empress)|Irene]] to her former position as co-empress of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. The rival factions in [[Constantinople]] continue their intrigues against Constantine.
* Spring &ndash; Emperor [[Constantine VI]] suppresses a rebellion, and restores his mother [[Irene (empress)|Irene]] to her former position as co-empress of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. The rival factions in [[Constantinople]] continue their intrigues against Constantine.
* [[Battle of Marcellae]]: Constantine VI leads a Byzantine expeditionary force into northern [[Thrace]]. At the border castle of [[Markeli|Marcellae]] near the modern town of [[Karnobat]] ([[Bulgaria]]), the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian]]s under [[Kardam of Bulgaria|Kardam]] defeat the Byzantines.
* [[Battle of Marcellae]]: Constantine VI leads a Byzantine expeditionary force into northern [[Thrace]]. At the border castle of [[Markeli|Marcellae]], near the modern town of [[Karnobat]] ([[Bulgaria]]), the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian]]s under [[Kardam of Bulgaria|Kardam]] defeat the Byzantines.


==== Europe ====
==== Europe ====
* The [[Westphalia]]ns rise up against the [[Saxons]] in response to a forcible recruitment for wars against the [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avars]]. However, [[Pepin of Italy|Pepin]], sub-king of [[Northern Italy]] and son of king [[Charlemagne]] continues the war and wins considerable [[Looting|booty]] from the Avars.<ref>David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 80. ISBN 978-1-78200-825-5</ref>
* The [[Westphalia]]ns rise up against the [[Saxons]], in response to a forcible recruitment for wars against the [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avars]]. However, [[Pepin of Italy|Pepin]], sub-king of [[Northern Italy]] and son of King [[Charlemagne]], continues the war, and wins considerable [[Looting|booty]] from the Avars.<ref>David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 80. {{ISBN|978-1-78200-825-5}}.</ref>
* Charlemagne's son [[Pepin the Hunchback]] attempts to rebel against him with the aid of some [[Francia|Frankish]] nobles. The plot is discovered and Pepin is banished to a [[monastery]] at [[Prüm]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Einhard |url=https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/einhard.asp |title=The Life of Charlemagne |publisher=Harper & Brothers |year=1880 |location=New York |language=Latin |translator-last=Turner |translator-first=Samuel Epes |access-date=June 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526145909/https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/einhard.asp |archive-date=May 26, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Charlemagne banishes his oldest (illegitimate) son [[Pepin the Hunchback]] to a [[monastery]] at [[Prüm]], for a rebellion against him. A group of [[Francia|Frankish]] nobles plan to kill Charlemagne and his wife [[Hildegarde]], but the conspiracy is ultimately discovered.


==== Britain ====
==== Britain ====
* September &ndash; King [[Æthelred I of Northumbria]] marries princess [[Ælfflæd of Mercia|Ælfflæd]], daughter of king [[Offa of Mercia]], at [[Catterick, North Yorkshire|Catterick]]. Unrest in [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]] tempts the [[exile]]d king [[Osred II of Northumbria|Osred II]] back to his kingdom from the [[Isle of Man]]. His supporters desert him and he is killed by Æthelred's men at ''Aynburg''. He is buried at [[Tynemouth Castle and Priory|Tynemouth Priory]].
* September &ndash; King [[Æthelred I of Northumbria]] marries Princess [[Ælfflæd of Mercia|Ælfflæd]], daughter of King [[Offa of Mercia]], at [[Catterick, North Yorkshire|Catterick]]. Unrest in [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]] tempts the [[exile]]d king [[Osred II of Northumbria|Osred II]] back to his kingdom from the [[Isle of Man]]. His supporters desert him, and [[Osred II]] is killed by Æthelred's men at ''Aynburg''. He is buried at [[Tynemouth Castle and Priory|Tynemouth Priory]].
* Offa arranges coastal defences to fend off [[Vikings|Viking]] attacks. He forms a [[Military alliance|alliance]] with [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]], [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]] and [[Kingdom of Sussex|Sussex]] in an attempt to unify [[England]] (approximate date).
* Offa arranges coastal defences to fend off [[Vikings|Viking]] attacks. He forms an [[Military alliance|alliance]] with [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]], [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]] and [[Kingdom of Sussex|Sussex]], in an attempt to unify [[England]] (approximate date).{{cn|date=May 2020}}
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== Births ==
== Births ==
* [[Abd ar-Rahman II|Abd al-Rahman II]], Muslim [[emir]] of [[Emirate of Córdoba|Córdoba]] (d. [[852]])
* [[Abd ar-Rahman II|Abd al-Rahman II]], Muslim [[emir]] of [[Emirate of Córdoba|Córdoba]] (d. [[852]])
* [[Prince Abo|Abo]], Japanese prince (d. [[842]])
* [[Pope Adrian II|Adrian II]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (d. [[872]])
* [[Pope Adrian II|Adrian II]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (d. [[872]])
* [[Bai Minzhong]], [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]] of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] (d. [[861]])
* [[Bai Minzhong]], [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor of the Tang Dynasty]] (d. [[861]])
* [[Virasena]], Indian [[Indian mathematics|mathematician]] (d. [[853]])


== Deaths ==
== Deaths ==
* [[August 12]] &ndash; [[Jænberht]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]]
* [[Cináed mac Artgail]], king of [[Connacht]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Cináed mac Artgail]], king of [[Connacht]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[August 12]] &ndash; [[Jænberht]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]
* [[Máel Ruain]], Irish [[abbot]] and founder of [[Tallaght Monastery|Tallaght Abbey]]
* [[Máel Ruain]], Irish [[abbot]] and founder of [[Tallaght Monastery|Tallaght Abbey]]
* [[Michael Lachanodrakon]], Byzantine general (''[[Strategos#Byzantine use|strategos]]'')
* [[Michael Lachanodrakon]], Byzantine general (''[[Strategos#Byzantine use|strategos]]'')

Latest revision as of 07:55, 29 June 2024

Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
792 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar792
DCCXCII
Ab urbe condita1545
Armenian calendar241
ԹՎ ՄԽԱ
Assyrian calendar5542
Balinese saka calendar713–714
Bengali calendar199
Berber calendar1742
Buddhist calendar1336
Burmese calendar154
Byzantine calendar6300–6301
Chinese calendar辛未年 (Metal Goat)
3489 or 3282
    — to —
壬申年 (Water Monkey)
3490 or 3283
Coptic calendar508–509
Discordian calendar1958
Ethiopian calendar784–785
Hebrew calendar4552–4553
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat848–849
 - Shaka Samvat713–714
 - Kali Yuga3892–3893
Holocene calendar10792
Iranian calendar170–171
Islamic calendar175–176
Japanese calendarEnryaku 11
(延暦11年)
Javanese calendar687–688
Julian calendar792
DCCXCII
Korean calendar3125
Minguo calendar1120 before ROC
民前1120年
Nanakshahi calendar−676
Seleucid era1103/1104 AG
Thai solar calendar1334–1335
Tibetan calendar阴金羊年
(female Iron-Goat)
918 or 537 or −235
    — to —
阳水猴年
(male Water-Monkey)
919 or 538 or −234
Map of the Battle of Marcellae (792)

Year 792 (DCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 792nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 792nd year of the 1st millennium, the 92nd year of the 8th century, and the 3rd year of the 790s decade. The denomination 792 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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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 80. ISBN 978-1-78200-825-5.
  2. ^ Einhard (1880). The Life of Charlemagne (in Latin). Translated by Turner, Samuel Epes. New York: Harper & Brothers. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.