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Events

By Place

Asia

* Estimation: Baghdad, capital of the Abbasid Empire, becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Chang'an, capital of China. [http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm]
* In East Central Chang'an, a Uyghur Turk stabs a man to death in broad daylight in the East Market before being arrested in the marketplace shortly after. However, his Uyghur chieftan named Chixin (赤心) or Red Heart breaks into the county prison and frees the murderous culprit, wounding several Chinese wardens in the process.
* Dharampala begins his reign of Bengal.
* Al-Mahdi becomes the third Abbasid Caliph.

Byzantine Empire

* Leo IV succeeds Constantine V as Byzantine Emperor.

Europe

* Alpin II succeeds Ciniod as king of the Picts.
* Charlemagne begins his campaign into Westphalia.
* The German city of Gießen is formed.

Births

* Ebbo (d. 851)
* Hilduin (d. 840)
* Leo V (d. 820)
* Thandi Varman (d. 825)
* Vatsaraja (d. 805)

Deaths

* Al-Mansur, second Abbasid caliph (b. 712)
* Ciniod of the Picts
* September 14 — Constantine V, Byzantine Emperor