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[[File:Germigny Des Pres 2007 02.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The church ([[Oratory (worship)|oratory]]) in [[Germigny-des-Prés]]]]
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Year '''806''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCCVI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 806th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 806th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 6th year of the [[9th century]], and the 7th year of the [[800s (decade)|800s]] decade.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Asia ====
* [[February 5]] &ndash; [[Emperor Kanmu]] dies after a 25-year reign, that has seen [[Culture of Korea|Korean culture]] and [[technology]] introduced to [[Japan]]. He is succeeded by his son [[emperor Heizei|Heizei]], as the 51st [[emperor of Japan]].<ref name="kunaichō">[[#Kunaichō|Emperor Heizei, Yamamomo Imperial Mausoleum]], Imperial Household Agency</ref>
* [[Hōzen-ji]] Temple is founded in [[Wakakusa, Yamanashi|Wakakusa]], [[Nakakoma District, Yamanashi|Nakakoma District]], Japan (now [[Minami-Alps, Yamanashi|Minami-Alps]], [[Yamanashi Prefecture]]). The temple follows the [[Shingon Buddhism|Shingon]] sect of Japanese [[Buddhism in Japan|Buddhism]].

==== Abbasid Caliphate ====
* [[Arab–Byzantine wars]]: Caliph [[Harun al-Rashid]] leads a [[Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (806)|huge military expedition]], assembling men from [[Bilad al-Sham|Syria]], [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], [[Iran|Persia]], and [[Egypt]]. The invasion army (reportedly 135,000 men) departs from [[Raqqa]], residence of Harun, and enters [[Cappadocia]] through the [[Cilician Gates]], sacking several Byzantine fortresses and cities. [[Heraclea Cybistra|Heraclea]] is captured after a month-long [[siege]] (August/September). The city is [[Looting|plundered]] and razed; its inhabitants are [[Slavery|enslaved]] and [[Deportation|deported]] to the [[Abbasid Caliphate]].{{sfn|Mango|Scott|1997|pp=661–662}}{{sfn|Treadgold|1988|pp=144–145}}
[[File:M10 Abassides AH190 (8011579793).jpg|thumb|200px|[[Dirham]] of Abbasid caliph [[Harun al-Rashid]] minted in [[Tashkent]] (Mad'an al-Shash) in 190 [[Islamic calendar|AH]] (805/806 CE)]]
* [[Arab–Byzantine wars]]: An Abbasid fleet under [[Humayd ibn Ma'yuf al-Hajuri]] raids [[Cyprus]], carrying off 16,000 inhabitants as slaves.{{sfn|Treadgold|1988|pp=144–145}}
* Harun al-Rashid appoints [[Ashot Msaker]] ("the Carnivorous") as the new presiding prince of [[Arminiya|Armenia]]. The [[Bagratuni dynasty|Bagratids]] emerge as one of the country's two most powerful noble families. Harun recognizes another [[Bagrationi dynasty|Bagratid branch]], under [[Ashot I of Iberia|Ashot I Curopalates]], as [[Principality of Iberia|princes]] of Caucasian Iberia.<ref>{{cite book | last = Laurent | first = Joseph L.| title = L'Arménie entre Byzance et l'Islam: depuis la conquête arabe jusqu'en 886 | year = 1919 | language = French | publisher = De Boccard | location = Paris | url = http://cefael.efa.gr/detail.php?site_id=1&actionID=page&serie_id=BefarA&volume_number=117&issue_number=0 |page=99}}</ref><ref>{{The Making of Byzantium, 600–1025|page=214}}</ref>
* [[Rafi ibn al-Layth]], an Arab [[Nobility|nobleman]], leads a large-scale rebellion against oppressive [[tax]]ation by the Abbasid governor [[Ali ibn Isa ibn Mahan]]. He launches a revolt in [[Samarkand]], which spreads quickly across [[Greater Khorasan|Khorasan]].

==== Britain ====
* [[Vikings]] massacre [[Columba]]'s monks, and all the inhabitants on the island of [[Iona]] ([[Scotland]]). Other [[monk]]s flee to safety in the [[Abbey of Kells|monastery of Kells]] ([[Ireland]]). They take with them the [[Book of Kells]].
* King [[Eardwulf of Northumbria]] is expelled from his kingdom by his rival [[Ælfwald II of Northumbria|Ælfwald II]], who takes the [[throne]]. Eardwulf flees to the [[Francia|Frankish]] court of Charlemagne, and later visits [[Pope Leo III]] in [[Rome]].

==== Europe ====
* [[November]] &ndash; [[Al-Hakam I]], Umayyad [[Emirate of Córdoba|emir of Córdoba]], reasserts his control over the city of [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]], autonomous since [[797]]. To this effect Al-Hakam has over 72 [[Nobility|nobles]] (accounts talk of 5,000) [[massacre]]d at a banquet, [[Crucifixion|crucified]] and displayed along the banks of the [[Guadalquivir|Guadalquivir River]] (modern [[Spain]]), in what comes to be known as the "Day of the Trench".{{sfn|Rucquoi|1993|p=85}}
* Emperor [[Charlemagne]] divides the [[Francia|Frankish Empire]] under his three sons, called ''Divisio Regnorum''. For [[Charles the Younger]] he designates the imperial title, [[Austrasia]] and [[Neustria]], [[Old Saxony|Saxony]], [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]], and [[Duchy of Thuringia|Thuringia]]. To [[Pepin of Italy|Pepin]] he gives [[Italy]], [[Bavaria]], and [[Swabia (Bavaria)|Swabia]]. His youngest son [[Louis the Pious]] receives [[Aquitaine]], the [[Marca Hispanica|Spanish March]], and [[Provence]].
* [[Grimoald III of Benevento|Grimoald III]], Lombard [[duke]] of [[Duchy of Benevento|Benevento]], dies without heirs. He is succeeded by [[Grimoald IV of Benevento|Grimoald IV]], who is forced to pay [[tribute]] to King Charles the Younger.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[April 12]] &ndash; [[Nikephoros I of Constantinople|Nikephoros I]] is elected [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|patriarch of Constantinople]], succeeding [[Patriarch Tarasios|Tarasios]].
* The church ([[Oratory (worship)|oratory]]) in [[Germigny-des-Prés]] is built by Bishop [[Theodulf of Orléans]].
* [[July 26]] &ndash; [[Wulfred]] is elected [[Archbishop of Canterbury]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |author= Brooks, N. P. |title=Wulfred (d. 832)| encyclopedia=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |publisher= Oxford University Press |year=2004 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30095 |doi= 10.1093/ref:odnb/30095 | access-date= 7 November 2007 |url-access=subscription }}{{ODNBsub}}</ref>
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== Births ==
* [[Hincmar]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims|Reims]] (d. [[882]])
* [[Leuthard II of Paris|Leuthard II]], Frankish [[Count of Paris|count]] (approximate date)
* [[Ralpacan]], king of [[Tibet]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[February 5]] &ndash; [[Emperor Kanmu|Kanmu]], emperor of [[Japan]] (b. [[AD 737|737]])
* [[February 11]] &ndash; [[Emperor Shunzong of Tang|Shun Zong]], emperor of the Tang Dynasty (b. [[761]])
* [[February 25]] &ndash; [[Patriarch Tarasios of Constantinople|Tarasios]], [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|patriarch of Constantinople]]
* [[July 19]] &ndash; [[Li Shigu]], general of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] (b. [[778]])
* [[Grimoald III of Benevento|Grimoald III]], Lombard prince of [[Duchy of Benevento|Benevento]]
* [[Miliduch]], prince (''[[knyaz]]'') of the [[Sorbs]] (approximate date)  
* [[Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Fazari]], Muslim [[philosopher]] (or [[796]])
* [[Yahya ibn Khalid]], Persian [[vizier]] of [[Baghdad|Bagdad]]

== References ==
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=== Sources ===
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* {{cite book |last1=Mango |first1=Cyril |author1-link=Cyril Mango |last2=Scott |first2=Roger |year=1997 |title=The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor. Byzantine and Near Eastern History, AD 284–813 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-822568-7}}
* {{cite book |last=Rucquoi |first=Adeline |year=1993 |page=85 |title=Histoire médiévale de la Péninsule ibérique |language=fr |location=Paris |publisher=Seuil |isbn=2-02-012935-3}}
* <!--Treadgold 1988-->{{The Byzantine Revival, 780–842}}
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