817
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Liezong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom, Petty Shahdom of Kroran and Khaganate of Uyghur
"As usual, we shall begin our class with a look at the Tang Empire..."
2. Abbasid Empire
Capital: Tabas
Caliph: Idris the Oppressor
Heir: Emir Al-Hadi of Damashq (Idris' son mothered by Empress Meirona)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu and Petra
Tributary States: Taid Sultanate and Kingdom of Nubia
"The year 817 passed relatively uneventful in the Abbasid Empire."
3. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Monreale
Basileus: Ioustinianos III the Just
Heir: Prince Cherouvim (Ioustinianos III's eldest son mothered by Basilissa Eusebia)
House: Trichares
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
"In 817, Ecumenical Patriarch Antonios II the Purifier of the Iconoclast Patriarchate led a Byzantine army of roughly 6,000 men and defeated the Khazar invasion force at the Battle of Bithynium. Kegen, the 51 years old Pecheneg commander of the Khazar army, was injured during the battle and he would soon die on 22 April from infected wounds."
4. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Oviedo
Sultan: Halil
Heir: Mahmud the Handsome (Halil's father)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
"The year 817 passed relatively uneventful in the Umayyad Sultanate as well."
5. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Madhava the Son of the Vinyakas
Heir: Prince Govinda (Madhava's son mothered by Maharani Putalabai)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Artifacts: Foot of a Famous Holy Man
Tributary State: Lambakanna Kingdom
"On 2 April 817, a son was born to Madhava the Son of the Vinyakas and his wife Putalabai. The boy was named Govinda after his grandfather."
6. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri II (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Princess Purgyal Gemathar (Mutri II's half-sister)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom
"At the Battle of Barkhor, the Tibetan army led by Panjabi Ngapo Partap of Gilgit defeated the Nangqen forces under the command of Mayor Getong of Qapugtang. The joy of the Tibetan victory was short-lived as the Mongol Manichean Chief Bughu the Conqueror of Gar decided to invade Tibet."
7. Pratihara Kingdom
Capital: Shakambhari
Maharaja: Viranarayana
Heir: Raja Devasakti II of Sauvira (Viranarayana's nephew)
House: Pratihara
Culture: Rajput
Religion: Hindu
"On 18 August 817, Vajrayudha the Purifier died of cancer at the age of 77. His realm was divided among his sons, who were too busy squabbling over the inheritance to continue their father's war to make the Pratihara Kingdom a tributary state of the Ayudha dynasty. However, this did not mean 14 years old Pratihara Maharaja Viranarayana was out of danger as he became the target of Gujarati Maharaja Vanaraja II of the Chawda Kingdom's war for Lata."
8. Kingdom of East Francia
Capital: Bouillon
Queen: Frotlina (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Count Sieghard of Baden (Frotlina's son fathered by Count Ulrich of Baden)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
Artifacts: Skull Trophy
"On 20 October 817, 13 years old Queen Faregildis of East Francia died under suspicious circumstances. Her 43 years old aunt Frotlina thus became the new Queen of East Francia. The new queen was extremely disliked and widely suspected to have murdered her own niece despite a strong lack of evidence. Immediately into her reign, several Frankish lords rallied around Ado the Wise and rebelled against Frotlina's rule."
