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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[Saxon Wars#First phase|Saxon Wars]]: King [[Charlemagne]] spends [[Easter]] in [[Nijmegen]], and leads a large Frankish army to [[Paderborn]], where a general assembly of [[Carolingian dynasty|Carolingian]] and [[Saxons|Saxon]] leaders had been summoned. [[Old Saxony|Saxon]] lands are integrated into the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]], and divided into [[missionary]] parishes. Duke [[Widukind]] and his followers flee to King [[Sigfred]] of [[Denmark]], seeking refuge and support.<ref>David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 12. {{ISBN|978-1-78200-825-5}}.</ref>
* [[Abbasid–Carolingian alliance#Charlemagne and Harun al-Rashid|Abbasid–Carolingian alliance]]: Charlemagne receives a request for support from pro-[[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] rulers in the eastern ''[[thughur]]'', or military frontier zone of the [[Emirate of Córdoba]]. Several powerful officials and noblemen in northeastern Iberia, such as the governors of Barcelona and Zaragoza, seek to rise up against the [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] emir [[Abd al-Rahman I]].<ref>David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 16. {{ISBN|978-1-78200-825-5}}.</ref>

==== Africa ====
* [[Rustamid dynasty|Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam]] is recognized as [[imam]] of the [[Ibadi]]s, in [[Maghreb]] (western [[North Africa]]).