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Events
By Place
Europe
* The
Franks captureNarbonne ; theSaracens are completely driven out ofFrance .
*Battle of the Rishki Pass : Byzantine EmperorConstantine V invades Bulgaria again, but this time his army is ambushed in the mountain passes of the Stara Planina.Asia
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Japan esepoet Otomo no Yakamochi compiles the first Japanese poetry anthology, "Man'yōshū ".By Topic
Religion
* Saint
Bregwin is appointedArchbishop of Canterbury .
* TheTōshōdai-ji Buddhist Temple is founded in Nara,Japan .Births
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Alphonso II of Asturias (d.842 )Deaths
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Wang Wei , Chinese poet, painter and musician (b.698 )
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