794

794 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	794; DCCXCIV
Ab urbe condita	1547
Armenian calendar	243; ԹՎ ՄԽԳ
Assyrian calendar	5544
Balinese saka calendar	715–716
Bengali calendar	201
Berber calendar	1744
Buddhist calendar	1338
Burmese calendar	156
Byzantine calendar	6302–6303
Chinese calendar	癸酉年 (Water Rooster); 3491 or 3284; — to —; 甲戌年 (Wood Dog); 3492 or 3285
Coptic calendar	510–511
Discordian calendar	1960
Ethiopian calendar	786–787
Hebrew calendar	4554–4555
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	850–851
- Shaka Samvat	715–716
- Kali Yuga	3894–3895
Holocene calendar	10794
Iranian calendar	172–173
Islamic calendar	177–178
Japanese calendar	Enryaku 13; (延暦１３年)
Javanese calendar	689–690
Julian calendar	794; DCCXCIV
Korean calendar	3127
Minguo calendar	1118 before ROC ; 民前1118年
Nanakshahi calendar	−674
Seleucid era	1105/1106 AG
Thai solar calendar	1336–1337
Tibetan calendar	阴水鸡年; (female Water-Rooster); 920 or 539 or −233; — to —; 阳木狗年; (male Wood-Dog); 921 or 540 or −232

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	7th century ; 8th century ; 9th century ;
Decades:	770s ; 780s ; 790s ; 800s ; 810s ;
Years:	791 ; 792 ; 793 ; 794 ; 795 ; 796 ; 797 ;

Last updated January 04, 2025

Year 794 ( DCCXCIV ) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 794th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 794th year of the 1st millennium, the 94th year of the 8th century, and the 5th year of the 790s decade. The denomination 794 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

By place

Europe

King Charlemagne abandons his channel project (see 793), and attacks the Saxon rebels from the north, supported by a second Frankish army under his son Charles the Younger, which crosses the Rhine at Cologne from the west; threatened from two directions, the Saxons surrender near Paderborn (Westphalia).^[1]
August 10 – Queen Fastrada, third wife of Charlemagne, dies in Frankfurt after 11 years of marriage. Charlemagne consoles himself with Luitgard, an Alemannian noblewoman, whom he marries and moves into his new palace at Aachen (Germany). Luitgard shares Charlemagne's interest in the liberal arts.
King Louis I (son of Charlemagne), age 16, marries Ermengarde of Hesbaye. She is a Frankish noblewoman and the daughter of Ingerman, count of Hesbaye (modern Belgium).

Britain

May 20 – King Æthelberht II of East Anglia visits the royal Mercian court at Sutton Walls (Herefordshire), with a view to marrying Princess Ælfthryth. He is taken captive and beheaded, on the orders of King Offa.
Vikings sack the Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey in Northumbria (the second monastery target in England of the Vikings, after the raids on Lindisfarne in 793).

Asia

Kyoto becomes the Japanese capital, ending the Nara period, and beginning the Heian period; a Golden Age of Japanese culture begins that will endure under the domination of the Fujiwara, Minamoto, Tachibana and Taira families, until 1185.^[2]

By topic

Communication

A paper mill begins production at Baghdad during the Abbasid era, as the Arabs spread the techniques developed by Chinese papermakers.^[3] Baghdad becomes a great seat of learning, with Christian and Jewish scholars as well as Muslims, while Europe remains largely unlettered. The Arabs will become the world's most proficient papermakers.

Religion

Council of Frankfurt: King Charlemagne calls for a church meeting of the Frankish realm. Bishops and priests from Francia, Aquitaine, Italy, and Provence are gathered in Franconofurd (modern-day Frankfurt am Main).

Births

Arnulf of Sens, Frankish nobleman (or 793)
Du Cong, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty

Deaths

May 20 – Æthelberht II, king of East Anglia
August 10 – Fastrada, Frankish queen consort (b. 765)
Solus, Anglo-Saxon missionary and saint (approximate date)

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The 790s decade ran from January 1, 790, to December 31, 799.

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Year 762 (DCCLXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 762nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 762nd year of the 1st millennium, the 62nd year of the 8th century, and the 3rd year of the 760s decade. The denomination 762 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 775 (DCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 775 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 778 (DCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 778th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 778th year of the 1st millennium, the 78th year of the 8th century, and the 9th year of the 770s decade. The denomination 778 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 779 (DCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 779 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 780 (DCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 780th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 780th year of the 1st millennium, the 80th year of the 8th century, and the 1st year of the 780s decade. The denomination 780 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 782 (DCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 782nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 782nd year of the 1st millennium, the 82nd year of the 8th century, and the 3rd year of the 780s decade. The denomination 782 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 783 (DCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 783 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 784 (DCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 784th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 784th year of the 1st millennium, the 84th year of the 8th century, and the 5th year of the 780s decade. The denomination 784 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 789 (DCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 789 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 790 (DCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday 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.

Year 792 (DCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Sunday 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.

Year 793 (DCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 793 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 796 (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.

Year 797 (DCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 797 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 798 (DCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 798th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 798th year of the 1st millennium, the 98th year of the 8th century, and the 9th year of the 790s decade. The denomination 798 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 870 (DCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 870th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 870th year of the 1st millennium, the 70th year of the 9th century, and the 1st year of the 870s decade.

Fastrada was queen consort of East Francia by marriage to Charlemagne, as his third wife.

References

↑ David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 20. ISBN 978-1-78200-825-5
↑ "Heian period". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved 2007-04-24.
↑ AhmedSalim (January 23, 2017). "The Rise of an Industry: Papermaking". 1001 Inventions. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

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[1] David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 20. ISBN 978-1-78200-825-5

[2] "Heian period". Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved 2007-04-24.

[3] AhmedSalim (January 23, 2017). "The Rise of an Industry: Papermaking". 1001 Inventions. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

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Gregorian calendar	794 DCCXCIV
Ab urbe condita	1547
Armenian calendar	243 ԹՎ ՄԽԳ
Assyrian calendar	5544
Balinese saka calendar	715–716
Bengali calendar	201
Berber calendar	1744
Buddhist calendar	1338
Burmese calendar	156
Byzantine calendar	6302–6303
Chinese calendar	癸酉年 (Water Rooster) 3491 or 3284 — to — 甲戌年 (Wood Dog) 3492 or 3285
Coptic calendar	510–511
Discordian calendar	1960
Ethiopian calendar	786–787
Hebrew calendar	4554–4555
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	850–851
- Shaka Samvat	715–716
- Kali Yuga	3894–3895
Holocene calendar	10794
Iranian calendar	172–173
Islamic calendar	177–178
Japanese calendar	Enryaku 13 (延暦１３年)
Javanese calendar	689–690
Julian calendar	794 DCCXCIV
Korean calendar	3127
Minguo calendar	1118 before ROC 民前1118年
Nanakshahi calendar	−674
Seleucid era	1105/1106 AG
Thai solar calendar	1336–1337
Tibetan calendar	阴水鸡年 (female Water-Rooster) 920 or 539 or −233 — to — 阳木狗年 (male Wood-Dog) 921 or 540 or −232

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