Century
8th century CE
The years 701 – 800 CE. The atlas records 1,167 events begun in them: the most significant follow, region by region, with the realms of the age and its wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 701 – 800 CE
- 1,167 events
- 23 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 722 – 1492 CEReconquistaWar · Europe
- 711 – 726 CEUmayyad conquest of HispaniaConquest · Europe
- 755 – 763 CEAn Lushan RebellionRebellion · East Asia
- 10 October 732 CEBattle of ToursBattle · Europe
- May 751 CEBattle of TalasBattle · Central Asia
- 8th century – 9th century CECarolingian RenaissanceEvent
- 717 – 718 CESiege of ConstantinopleSiege · Middle East
- 8th century – 12th century CEChristianization of ScandinaviaEvent · Europe
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
- Second Council of Nicaea24 September 787 CE · Political24 September 787 CE
- Battle of the Zab25 January 750 CE · Battle25 January 750 CE
- Translation Movement750 – 1258 CE · Event750 – 1258 CE
- Battle of Akroinon740 CE · Battle740 CE
- Third Fitna744 – 747 CE · War744 – 747 CE
- The Seventh Earthquake749 CE · Natural disaster749 CE
Europe
- Battle of Roncevaux Pass15 August 778 CE · Battle15 August 778 CE
- French livre781 – 1795 CE · Event781 – 1795 CE
- Battle of Covadonga718 – 722 CE · Battle718 – 722 CE
- Saxon Wars772 – 804 CE · War772 – 804 CE
- Battle of Guadalete19 July 711 CE · Battle19 July 711 CE
- Kingdom of Sweden800 – 1521 CE · Event800 – 1521 CE
Central Asia
South Asia
- Battle of KharistanDecember 737 CE · BattleDecember 737 CE
- Founding of Kathmandu723 CE · Founding723 CE
- Founding of Leh8th century CE · Founding8th century CE
- Founding of Pala Empire750 CE · Founding750 CE
- Fall of Chalukya dynasty753 – 1200 CE · Collapse753 – 1200 CE
- Founding of Rashtrakuta dynasty753 CE · Founding753 CE
East Asia
- Wadōkaichin708 – 9th century CE · Event708 – 9th century CE
- 735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic734 – 737 CE · Epidemic734 – 737 CE
- Battle of Suiyang757 CE · Battle757 CE
- Fujiwara no Hirotsugu Rebellion740 CE · Rebellion740 CE
- Founding of Kyoto794 – 1889 CE · Founding794 – 1889 CE
- Founding of Shanghai751 – 1927 CE · Founding751 – 1927 CE
Southeast Asia
- Construction of Borobudur Temple8th century CE · Construction8th century CE
- Founding of Salatiga24 July 750 CE · Founding24 July 750 CE
- Fall of Zhenla706 CE · Collapse706 CE
- Founding of Mataram kingdom716 CE · Founding716 CE
- Construction of Mỹ Sơn E18th century CE · Construction8th century CE
- Chót Mạt tower built8th century CE · Construction8th century CE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- Abandonment of Dos Pilas761 CE · Collapse761 CE
- Founding of Atemajac de Brizuela8th century CE · Founding8th century CE
- Construction of Tikal Temple IV741 CE · Construction741 CE
- Founding of Kingdom of Nicoya800 CE · Founding800 CE
- Fall of royaume Ik'790s CE · Collapse790s CE
- Third Tikal–Calakmul War720 – 744 CE · War720 – 744 CE
South America
Oceania
Realms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.Sub-Saharan Africa
Kingdom of Aksum4th century BCE – 960 CE
Ghana Empire100 – 12th century CE
Kingdom of Makuria5th century – 1518 CE
Alodia6th century – 1504 CE
Middle East
Umayyad Caliphate661 – 750 CE
Abbasid Caliphate750 – 1258 CE
Europe
Roman Empire27 BCE – 1453 CE
Byzantine Empire285 – 1453 CE
Carolingian Empire800 – 887 CE
South Asia
Chola dynasty300 BCE – 1279 CE
Pallava dynasty275 – 897 CE
Chalukya dynasty543 – 1200 CE
Pala Empire750 – 1174 CE
Rashtrakuta dynasty753 – 982 CE
East Asia
Silla57 BCE – 892 CE
Tang dynasty618 – 907 CE
Southeast Asia
Champa192 – 1832 CE
Zhenla550 – 706 CE
Srivijaya650 – 1377 CE
Mataram kingdom716 – 1016 CE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
Wonders
Being built, or standingBuilt in these years
Standing
- The Pyramids of Gizac. 2600 – 2510 BCE · Giza, Egyptc. 2600 – 2510 BCE
- The Abu Simbel Templesc. 1264 – 1244 BCE · Abu Simbel, Egyptc. 1264 – 1244 BCE
- The Lighthouse of Alexandriac. 292 – 280 BCE · Alexandria, Egyptc. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Obelisk of Axumc. 300 CE · Axum, Ethiopiac. 300 CE
- The Ziggurat of Urc. 2100 – 2050 BCE · Nasiriyah, Iraqc. 2100 – 2050 BCE
- The Ishtar Gatec. 575 – 569 BCE · Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germanyc. 575 – 569 BCE
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassusc. 353 – 351 BCE · Bodrum, Turkeyc. 353 – 351 BCE
- Al-Khazneh, Petrac. 1 CE · Petra, Jordanc. 1 CE
- The Dome of the Rock691 – 692 CE · Jerusalem691 – 692 CE
- Stonehengec. 2600 – 2400 BCE · Wiltshire, Englandc. 2600 – 2400 BCE
- The Parthenon447 – 432 BCE · Athens, Greece447 – 432 BCE
- The Colosseum72 – 80 CE · Rome, Italy72 – 80 CE
- Hagia Sophia532 – 537 CE · Istanbul, Turkey532 – 537 CE
- The Great Stupa at Sanchic. 250 – 50 BCE · Sanchi, Indiac. 250 – 50 BCE
- The Great Wall of Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE · Mutianyu, Beijing, Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE
- The Pyramid of the Sunc. 200 CE · Teotihuacan, Mexicoc. 200 CE
Trade routes
Carrying trade in these years- Radhanite route via BaghdadOpenedc. 762 CE – 950 CE · by land, sea and riverc. 762 CE – 950 CE
- Volga trade routeOpenedc. 780 CE – 1050 · by land, sea and riverc. 780 CE – 1050
- Route from the Varangians to the GreeksOpenedc. 800 CE – 1100 · by sea and riverc. 800 CE – 1100
- Via RegiaOpenedc. 800 CE – 1815 · by landc. 800 CE – 1815
- Maya coastal canoe tradeOpenedc. 800 CE – 1525 · by seac. 800 CE – 1525
- Via Marisc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE · by landc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE
- Grand Trunk Roadc. 500 BCE – today · by landc. 500 BCE – today
- Trans-Saharan tradec. 500 BCE – 1900 CE · by land and riverc. 500 BCE – 1900 CE
- Maritime Silk Roadc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE · by sea and riverc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE
- Darb el-Arbaʽin (Forty Days Road)c. 200 BCE – today · by landc. 200 BCE – today
- Via Egnatiac. 146 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 146 BCE – 1453 CE
- Silk Roadc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE
- Grand Canal609 CE – today · by river609 CE – today
- Tea Horse Roadc. 618 CE – 1949 · by landc. 618 CE – 1949
- Radhanite route via the Red Seac. 700 CE – 950 CE · by land and seac. 700 CE – 950 CE
Faiths on the move
Where each faith arrived in these years- HinduismReached Panduranga (c. 750 CE)
- JudaismReached Khazaria (Atil) (c. 740 CE)
- ZoroastrianismReached Gujarat (Sanjan) (c. 785 CE)
- JainismReached Gujarat (Anahilavada) (746 CE)
- BuddhismReached Java (Borobudur) (778 CE), Tibet (Samye) (c. 779 CE) and Vikramashila (c. 800 CE)
- ConfucianismReached Japan (Nara) (710 CE)
- ChristianityReached Hesse (Fritzlar) (c. 723 CE) and Passau (739 CE)
- TaoismReached White Cloud Temple (739 CE) and Mount Longhu (c. 750 CE)
- ManichaeismReached Luoyang (c. 762 CE), Uyghur Khaganate (Ordu-Baliq) (762 CE) and Yangzhou (771 CE)
- ShintoReached Mutsu (Taga Castle) (724 CE)
- IslamReached Bukhara (709 CE), al-Andalus (Córdoba) (711 CE), Sindh (Debal) (c. 711 CE) and 7 more
