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1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Liezong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom, Tomara Raj and Petty Shahdom of Kroran
"As usual, we shall begin our class with a look at the Tang Empire..."
2. Abbasid Empire
Capital: Ain Al-Tamur
Caliph: Idris
Heir: Prince Al-Hadi (Idris' half-brother)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Petra and House of Wisdom
Tributary States: Petty Kingdom of Makuria, Uqaylid Sultanate, Taghlibid Sultanate and Taid Sultanate
"In 793, Raja Majam-Rao II of the Bhatti Raj, a Pratihara vassal, signed peace treaty with Sultan Hisam of the Taghlibid Sultanate, an Abbasid tributary, after having lost the Battle of Dadu a year ago to the caliphate. Emir Harun al-Rashid of Mosul, the uncle of Caliph Idris, soon discovered that Majam-Rao II was not the only Pratihara vassal who waged war on the Taghlibids. Just like Majam-Rao II, Raja Isuka of the Chauhan Raj had started his holy war for Bhakkar on the year 790. While most of the Abbasid soldiers and their commanders returned home after the Battle of Dadu, the Emir of Mosul stayed behind and took command of the Taghlibid forces and won the Battle of Bhakkar against a Hindu army led by the Sindhi Thakur Genhra of Siwistan."
3. Kingdom of Bavaria
Capital: Bouillon
King: Merovech (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Duke Marell of Navarra (Merovech's brother)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
"Unknown to the world at that time, King Merovech of Bavaria became a member of Lucifer's Own in 793."
4. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Manthos
Heir: Prince Petros (Manthos' son mothered by Basilissa Theognosia)
House: Touvakes
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
"The Ashkenazi Jewish commander Asher of Galuuta, who has been mentioned in our previous classes on the years 778 to 780, gets named once again by Byzantine sources in 793. Asher is said to have launched two unsuccessful attacks on enemy camps at Bonifacio and Cinarca and lost all men under his command during both attempts while the Byzantines suffered extremely minimal losses."
5. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abdul-Gafur
Heir: Prince Abd-al-Rahman (Abdul-Gafur's son mothered by Sultana Tanaz)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
"In 793, Umayyad Sultan Abdul-Gafur declared war on the Berber pagan Chief Niptasan of Araouane to make him his vassal. This Niptasan formidable warrior who had become a ruler by defeating the former Chief of Araouane, a man who is himself claimed to have rose to power in a peasant uprising against his predecessor who had also apparently been a peasant ruler, in a duel. Knowing the Umayyad forces were numerically superior, Niptasan challenged Abdul-Gafur to a duel to death to prevent the war but the sultan did not take the bait and invaded Araouane with his large army. As expected, the Berbers were defeated at the Battle of Taghaza."
6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Jogama
Heir: Thakur Madhava of Uchangidurga (Jogama's brother)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Raj of Udayagiri and Nagavamsi Raj
"On 10 January 793, Maharaja Krishna II of the Rashtrakuta Kingdom was slain by Mayor Gayada of Bhubaneswar at the Battle of Cakrakuta between a small Rashtrakuta unit of 400 men and the Bhaumakara army led by Mayor Kalasa of Asanapat. Seeing their maharaja fall in midst of thr fighting, Rashtrakuta soldiers panicked and the Telugu Raja Katayavema of the Yuddhamallid Raj took command of the retreating men. Katayavema sent a messenger to Devagiri to deliver the news of the maharaja's demise at just the age of 22. Thus, Krishna II's 10 years old half-brother Jogama became the new maharaja."
7. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri the Chaste (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Prince Purgyal Nyantsen (Mutri's son mothered by Kunzang)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Artifacts: Sariraka Bone
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom
"On 10 November 793, a son was born to Tsenpo Purgyal Mutri the Chaste of Tibet and his concubine Kunzang. The heir of Tibet was given the name Nyantsen."
8. Pratihara Kingdom
Capital: Dasapura
Maharaja: Vatsraja
Heir: Raja Devasakti of Sauvira (Vatsraja's son mothered by Maharani Dhruvasvamini)
House: Pratihara
Culture: Rajput
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Chawda Kingdom
"Shortly after his forces were defeated at the Battle of Malot by a Pratihara army under the command of Thakur Madanapala of Candhoba, Satrap Naz'aktar of the Zunbil Satrapy died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 51. His five years old son Jansher became the new Zunbil Satrap and target of the Pratiharas."
