Year by year · 8th century

775 CE

775 CE in world history: 2 events, 1 birth and 1 death. 278 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 25 April

    The Abbasids crush rebel Armenian princes at Bagrevand

    At Bagrevand, the caliphal army crushed Armenian princes who had rebelled against the Abbasid Caliphate, killing their main leaders and almost extinguishing the power of the Mamikonian family. It signalled the start of large-scale Armenian migration into the Byzantine Empire.

    Abbasid Caliphate

  2. 14 September

    Leo IV the Khazar becomes Byzantine emperor

    Leo IV the Khazar, co-emperor since 751, became senior emperor after his father Constantine V died while campaigning against the Bulgars. Leo, whose byname came from his Khazar mother Tzitzak, reigned until his death in 780.

    Leo IV the Khazar
ProfileState193 states with a known seat in 775 CEOpen the atlas at 775 CE →

Born in 775 CE 1

Died in 775 CE 1

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