Explore 11 historical events from 770–779.
The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire was the third Islamic caliphate, ruled by the Abbasid dynasty. The dynasty was descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, a…
The Abbasid army won a decisive victory over the forces of rebelling Armenian princes at the Battle of Bagrevand
The Battle of Bagrevand was fought on 25 April 775, in the plains of Bagrevand, between the forces of the Armenian princes who had rebelled against the Abbasid Caliphate and the ca…
The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate
Mushegh VI Mamikonian was an Armenian noble of the Mamikonian family. He served as presiding prince of Arab-ruled Armenia in 748–753, and later participated in the Armenian rebelli…
Mushegh VI Mamikonian, Armenian prince
Smbat VII Bagratuni was an Armenian noble of the Bagratuni (Bagratid) family. He and his brother Vasak were the sons of Ashot III Bagratuni. He served as presiding prince of Armeni…
Smbat VII Bagratuni, Armenian prince
Emperor Daizong of Tang, personal name Li Yu, né Li Chu, was an emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty.
Emperor Daizong of Tang (born 727)
Amalberga of Temse was probably a Frisian venerated Christian woman who was likely a Frankish subject from the Ardennes, located in Francia. She was a consecrated virgin, and proba…
Amalberga of Temse, Frankish noblewoman
Kūkai , born Saeki no Mao posthumously called Kōbō Daishi , was a Japanese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, and poet who founded the esoteric Shingon school of Buddhism. He travelled …
Kūkai, Japanese Buddhist monk, founder of Esoteric (Shingon) Buddhism (died 835)
Empress Kōken was the 46th and 48th monarch of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Seeking to protect the bloodline of Prince Kusakabe, her father, Emperor Shōm…
Kōken, emperor of Japan (born 718)
Roland was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became an epic hero and one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical…
Roland, Frankish military leader
The Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 saw a large force of Basques ambush a part of Charlemagne's army in Roncevaux Pass, a high mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the present border b…
The Battle of Roncevaux Pass takes place between the army of Charlemagne and a Basque army.
Emperor Daizong of Tang, personal name Li Yu, né Li Chu, was an emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty.
Emperor Daizong of Tang (born 727)
The Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 saw a large force of Basques ambush a part of Charlemagne's army in Roncevaux Pass, a high mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the present border b…
The Battle of Roncevaux Pass takes place between the army of Charlemagne and a Basque army.
Roland was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became an epic hero and one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. The historical…
Roland, Frankish military leader
The Battle of Bagrevand was fought on 25 April 775, in the plains of Bagrevand, between the forces of the Armenian princes who had rebelled against the Abbasid Caliphate and the ca…
The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate
Smbat VII Bagratuni was an Armenian noble of the Bagratuni (Bagratid) family. He and his brother Vasak were the sons of Ashot III Bagratuni. He served as presiding prince of Armeni…
Smbat VII Bagratuni, Armenian prince
Mushegh VI Mamikonian was an Armenian noble of the Mamikonian family. He served as presiding prince of Arab-ruled Armenia in 748–753, and later participated in the Armenian rebelli…
Mushegh VI Mamikonian, Armenian prince
Constantine V was Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775. His reign saw a consolidation of Byzantine security from external threats. As an able military leader, Constantine took advanta…
Constantine V, Byzantine emperor (born 718)
The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire was the third Islamic caliphate, ruled by the Abbasid dynasty. The dynasty was descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, a…
The Abbasid army won a decisive victory over the forces of rebelling Armenian princes at the Battle of Bagrevand
Kūkai , born Saeki no Mao posthumously called Kōbō Daishi , was a Japanese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, and poet who founded the esoteric Shingon school of Buddhism. He travelled …
Kūkai, Japanese Buddhist monk, founder of Esoteric (Shingon) Buddhism (died 835)
Amalberga of Temse was probably a Frisian venerated Christian woman who was likely a Frankish subject from the Ardennes, located in Francia. She was a consecrated virgin, and proba…
Amalberga of Temse, Frankish noblewoman
Empress Kōken was the 46th and 48th monarch of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Seeking to protect the bloodline of Prince Kusakabe, her father, Emperor Shōm…
Kōken, emperor of Japan (born 718)