Encyclopedia > 770

Article Content

770

Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century

Decades: 720s 730s 740s 750s 760s - 770s - 780s 790s 800s 810s 820s

Years: 765 766 767 768 769 - 770 - 771 772 773 774 775

Events

Emperor Konin ascends to the throne of Japan, succeeding Empress Shotoku.
Hedeby is founded.
Telerig[?] becomes king of Bulgaria, ending a period of anarchy.

Births

Einhard, biographer of Charlemagne (approximate date)

Deaths

Empress Koken of Japan = Empress Shotoku

Du Fu[?], Chinese poet

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

... of the Council of Trent began the Counter-Reformation, and Charles won to the Catholic cause some of the princes of the Holy Roman Empire. He also attacked the Schmalkaldic ...