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779 CE

779 CE in world history: 2 events and 2 deaths. 280 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. Battle

    Battle of Bensington

    The Battle of Bensington was fought in 779 at Bensington, now Benson in Oxfordshire, where Offa of Mercia defeated Cynewulf of Wessex and took the town.

ProfileState196 states with a known seat in 779 CEOpen the atlas at 779 CE →

In the profiles

  • Uyghur KhaganateTun Baga Tarkhan kills his nephew Bögü Qaghan and nearly two thousand of his family, clique and Sogdians, takes the throne and suppresses Manichaeism.

Died in 779 CE 2

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