Year by year · 9th century

802 CE

802 CE in world history: 3 events, 1 death and 1 state founded. 334 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 31 October

    Empress Irene is deposed and Nikephoros I takes the throne

    Irene of Athens, sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire since 797, was overthrown by her General Logothete, Nikephoros, who seized the throne; she was banished to Lesbos. Her five years of sole rule had been unprecedented in Roman and Byzantine history.

    Nikephoros IByzantine EmpireLesbos
ProfileState236 states with a known seat in 802 CEOpen the atlas at 802 CE →

In the profiles

  • Khmer EmpireJayavarman II is consecrated universal monarch on Phnom Kulen, founding the empire
  • ChenlaJayavarman II proclaims the Khmer Empire, ending the pre-Angkor period.

Died in 802 CE 1

States founded 1

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