Events

• Abd-ar-rahman I lands in Spain, where the next year he will establish a new Umayyad dynasty.
• An Lushan rebellion begins in China.
• Offa deposes king Bernred of Mercia and takes the kingdom.
• Cynewulf deposes king Sebright of Wessex and takes the kingdom.
• Sudden change in style in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, from short descriptions to true short story.

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