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Year 775 (DCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 775 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

= By place =

== Byzantine Empire ==

== Europe ==

  • Saxon Wars: King Charlemagne holds a major assembly at Quierzy (Northern France). He leads a Frankish army into Saxony to retake the castrum of Syburg (near Dortmund), then rebuilds and garrisons fortified Eresburg. He reaches the Weser at a place called Braunsberg, where the Saxons stand for battle, but are defeated when Frankish troops cross the river.David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, pp. 14–15. {{ISBN|978-1-78200-825-5}}.
  • Westphalian Saxons, probably commanded by Widukind, cross the Weser and fight an inconclusive battle at Hlidbeck (modern-day Lübbecke). Charlemagne claims victory, but perhaps in reality suffers a setback. He reunites his forces and inflicts a real defeat upon the Saxons, seizing considerable booty and taking hostages, though Widukind escapes.David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 15. {{ISBN|978-1-78200-825-5}}.
  • Autumn – Charlemagne retakes the Hellweg (main corridor) along the Lippe Valley, establishing communications between Austrasia, Hesse and Thuringia. It is used as a trade route under Frankish supervision.David Nicolle (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785, p. 12. {{ISBN|978-1-78200-825-5}}.
  • The German city of Giessen (Hesse) is founded.

== Africa ==

  • Andalusian merchants set up an emporium (trade settlement) on the Maghreb coast at Ténès (modern Algeria). It is early evidence of the revival of the maritime trade in the Western Mediterranean, after the chaos of the early 8th century.Gilbert Meynier (2010). L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; p. 26.

== Arab Caliphate==

File:Abu Ja'far al-Mansur, Sayr mulhimah min al-Sharq wa-al-Gharb.png caliph al-Mansur was succeeded by his heir and son Al-Mahdi, on 6th October 775.]]

  • At around this time, Baghdad becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from Chang'an, capital of China.{{cite web|url=http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|title=Largest Cities Through History|work=About.com Geography|access-date=March 1, 2006|archive-date=August 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818124242/http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|url-status=dead}}

== Asia ==

  • Tibet subdues her Himalayan neighbors, and concludes a boundary agreement with the Chinese Tang dynasty (approximate date).
  • King Dharmapala begins his reign of Bengal (South Asia).Bagchi, Jhunu (1993). The History and Culture of the Pālas of Bengal and Bihar, cir 750 A.D. - 1200 A.D. {{ISBN|978-81-7017-301-4}}.

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== Astronomy ==

  • A 1.2% growth of carbon-14 concentration recorded in tree rings suggests that a very strong solar storm may have hit Earth, in either 774 or 775.{{cite journal|url=http://www.nature.com/news/mysterious-radiation-burst-recorded-in-tree-rings-1.10768/|title=Mysterious radiation burst recorded in tree rings|journal=Nature News & Comment|year=2012|doi=10.1038/nature.2012.10768|last1=Lovett|first1=Richard A.|s2cid=124800942|url-access=subscription}}

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