807


Year 807 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 807th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 807th year of the 1st millennium, the 7th year of the 9th century, and the 8th year of the 800s decade.

Events

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Abbasid Empire and Byzantine Empire

  • Emperor Nikephoros I is forced to sue for peace, on condition of paying 50,000 nomismata to Caliph Harun al-Rashid, and agrees to a yearly tribute. Nikephoros promises not to rebuild the dismantled forts. Rashid recalls his forces from various sieges, and evacuates Byzantine territory.
File:Hārūn al-Rashid, Sayr mulhimah min al-Sharq wa-al-Gharb.png|thumb|Harun al-Rashid the Commander-in-chief and caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate. He was the Arab leader of the Caliphate–Byzantine wars in the late 8th and early 9th century.

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