WHAT HAPPENED IN 8. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the 8. century

During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels. (20. November 762)

The Asturian queen Adosinda is put up in a monastery to prevent her kin from retaking the throne from Mauregatus. (26. November 783)

Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III. (29. November 800)

Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican. (1. December 800)

Austrasian King Carloman dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne King of the now complete Frankish Kingdom. (4. December 771)

Du Fu returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuanzong's court, after having escaped the city during the An Lushan Rebellion. (8. December 757)

Battle of Marj Ardabil: The Khazars annihilate an Umayyad army and kill its commander, al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah al-Hakami. (9. December 730)

An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Yanjing, initiating the An Lushan Rebellion during the Tang Dynasty of China. (16. December 755)

Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu departs for Chengdu, where he is hosted by fellow poet Pei Di. (24. December 759)

Coronation of Charlemagne as Holy Roman Emperor, in Rome. (25. December 800)