794

This page relates to the year 794 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Beginning of the Period Heian with the Japan. The capital is transferred to Kyōto (fine in 1192).

the refusal to pour a tribute with the China at the time of Heian leads Japan to an insulation economically expensive.
At the end of the IXe century, the relations between the Japan and the China are stopped and, during two centuries, Japan will live on its asset: an art and a national literature are born and give authentically the first “Japanese” masterpieces (the Taketori monogatari , which reports the adventures of a cutter of bamboo, is the first Japanese novel). In Heian the court becomes a closed world, devoted to poetry and arts, while the powerful family of the Fujiwara exerts the real authority, providing moreover the empresses.

Reign in India of Govinda III, king Rastrakuta of Malkhed (fine in 813). It must fight against the revolt of his older brother.

the traditions mahométanes are collected in the Sunna .
Creation with Baghdad of the first manufacture of Paper (of cotton). The tissue paper continues to come from China.

June 1st: Beginning of the Synod of Frankfurt. It in vain tries to slow down the Culte of the images: judgment of the Adoptianisme (Jesus-Christ is the adoptive son of God), a Spanish heresy and Byzantine Iconoclasme without the opinion of the pope. Possibility of requesting in vernacular language. The king of the Francs refuses to recognize with the Byzantine Empire supremacy as regards faith and is presented in the form of “an only guide of the Christian people” (Alcuin).
Charlemagne lance three campaigns against the Avars.
Capitulary of the maximum in winter: Recasting of the monetary system (the money sum of money is revalued of 25%) and of the weights and measures (new public bushel). Two Units of Accounts, the penny (12 sums of money) and delivers it (20 pennies, 406 G), are used for the transactions.
Fixing of the prices of the food products. The public cereal reserves will be marketing at reduced price in the event of crisis frumentaire.

In 794, a Sum of money, the small change in circulation, is equivalent to the price of twelve breads of corn or fifteen of rye.

Construction of the palate of Aachen (794 - 798). Odon of Metz, taking as a starting point the traditional treaty of Vitruve, is the principal architect. Charles spends from now on all his winters to Aix.
Abbey of Saint Jean de Caunes (Minervois).

First raids Viking S known on the Scottish islands.
Attaque of the monastery of Jarrow in Northumbrie by the Viking S. They plunder the monastery of Monkwearmouth, close to Sunderland.

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