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Pope Valentine

780 – 827

Catholic priest

Pope Valentine (Latin: Valentinus; died 10 October 827) was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States for two months in 827. He was unusually close to h…

Pope Eugene II

780 – 827

Catholic priest

Pope Eugene II (Latin: Eugenius II; died 27 August 827) was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 6 June 824 until his death. A native of Rome…

Theodore the Studite

759 – 826

Monk, Writer, Composer, Theologian

Theodore the Studite (Greek: Θεόδωρος ὁ Στουδίτης, romanized: Theodōros ho Stoudítes; 759–826), also known as Theodorus Studita and Saint Theodore of Stoudios/S…

Abu al-Atahiya

748 – 826

Poet, Writer

Abū al-ʻAtāhiyya (Arabic: أبو العتاهية; 748–828), full name Abu Ishaq Isma'il ibn al-Qasim ibn Suwayd Al-Anzi (أبو إسحاق إسماعيل بن القاسم بن سويد العنزي), was…

Han Yu

768 – 824

Poet, Philosopher, Writer, Calligrapher, Politician, Historian

Han Yu (Chinese: 韓愈; 768 – 25 December 824), courtesy name Tuizhi (Chinese: 退之), and commonly known by his posthumous name Han Wengong (韓文公), was an essayist, C…

Emperor Heizei

773 – 824

Buddhist monk

Emperor Heizei (平城天皇, Heizei-tennō; 773 – August 5, 824), also known as Heijō-tennō, was the 51st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succes…

Pope Paschal I

775 – 824

Catholic priest, Writer, Catholic bishop

Pope Paschal I (Latin: Paschalis I; died 824) was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 25 January 817 to his death in 824. Paschal was a memb…

Thomas the Slav

8th century – 823

Politician, Military personnel

Thomas the Slav (Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmas, c. 760 – October 823) was a 9th-century Byzantine military commander, most notable for leading a wide-scale re…

Al-Hakam I

771 – 822

Politician, King, Governor

Abu al-As al-Hakam ibn Hisham ibn Abd al-Rahman (Arabic: الحكم بن هشام بن عبد الرحمن) was Umayyad Emir of Cordoba from 796 until 822 in Al-Andalus (Moorish Iber…

Leo V the Armenian

775 – 820

Sovereign

Leo V the Armenian (Greek: Λέων ὁ Ἀρμένιος, Léōn ō Arménios; c. 775 – 25 December 820) was the Byzantine emperor from 813 to 820. He is chiefly remembered for e…

Al-Shafi'i

767 – 820

Islamic jurist, Muhaddith, Qadi, Ulema, Poet, Theologian

Al-Shafi'i (Arabic: الشَّافِعِيّ, romanized: al-Shāfiʿī; IPA: [a(l) ʃaːfiʕiː] ; 767–820 CE; d. AH 204) was a Muslim scholar, jurist, muhaddith, traditionist, th…

Adi Shankara

788 – 820

Philosopher, Writer, Poet, Guru

Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (Sanskrit: आदि शङ्कर, आदि शङ्कराचार्य, romanized: Ādi Śaṅkara, Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, lit. 'First Shankara',…

Liu Zongyuan

773 – 819

Poet, Writer, Calligrapher, Politician

Liu Zongyuan (Chinese: 柳宗元; pinyin: Liǔ Zōngyuán; 773 – 28 November 819), courtesy name Zihou (子厚), was a Chinese philosopher, prose writer, poet, and politicia…

Ali al-Rida

770 – 818

Imam, Religious character, Politician

Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (Arabic: علي بن موسى الرضا, romanized: ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā, c. 1 January 766 – c. 6 June 818), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī, was a…

Bernard of Italy

797 – 818

Monarch

Bernard (797 – 17 April 818) was the King of Italy, from 810 to 817, within the Carolingian Empire. He was an illegitimate son and successor of King Pepin of It…

Pope Stephen IV

770 – 817

Catholic priest

Pope Stephen IV (Latin: Stephanus IV; died 24 January 817) was the bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from June 816 to his death on 24 January 817. S…

Theophanes the Confessor

759 – 817

Writer, Chronicler

Theophanes the Confessor (Greek: Θεοφάνης Ὁμολογητής) or Theophanes of the Great Field (Greek: Θεοφάνης τοῦ Μεγάλου Ἄγρου; c. 759 – 817 or 818) was a member of…

Pope Leo III

750 – 816

Catholic priest, Writer, Catholic bishop

Pope Leo III (Latin: Leo III; died 12 June 816) was bishop of Rome and leader of the Papal States from 26 December 795 to his death on 12 June 816. Protected b…

Jabir ibn Hayyan

721 – 815

Astronomer, Philosopher, Mathematician, Physician, Alchemist, Polymath

Abū Mūsā Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (Arabic: أَبو موسى جابِر بِن حَيّان, variously called al-Ṣūfī, al-Azdī, al-Kūfī, or al-Ṭūsī), died c. 806−816, is the purported author…

Krum

755 – 814

Monarch

Krum (Bulgarian: Крум, Greek: Κροῦμος/Kroumos), often referred to as Krum the Fearsome (c. mid 8th century – 13 April 814), was the Khan of First Bulgarian Emp…