Politics & PowerThe 8th century

Politics & Power in the 8th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged politics and power — dynasties, constitutions, revolutions and changes of regime, narrowed to the 8th century — 8 of them, drawn from 7 nations, running from 700 to 794. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
8
Nations
7
Earliest
700
Latest
794
Asia
5
Africa
2
Europe
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Asia

    Cambodia

    Fragmentation of Chenla

    Chenla splits into a Land Chenla and a Water Chenla and loses cohesion, leaving the Khmer lands divided on the eve of the Angkorian unification.

    Era: Funan and Chenla: The Indianized Kingdoms

    Sources: Chenla · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Cambodia · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. Africa

    Eritrea

    Decline of Aksum and Adulis

    Shifting trade routes and the rise of Islam on the Arabian shore erode Red Sea commerce; Adulis fades and Aksum's power contracts inland.

    Era: Aksum, Adulis and the Red Sea Trade

    Sources: Aksumite Empire · New World Encyclopedia, Massawa · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. Africa

    Ethiopia

    Decline of Aksum

    The rise of Islam and the loss of Red Sea trade erode Aksum's wealth; the kingdom contracts and its centre of gravity shifts inland and southward.

    Era: The Kingdom of Aksum and Early Christianity

    Sources: Aksum — World Heritage Centre · UNESCO, Kingdom of Aksum · World History Encyclopedia

  4. Asia

    Japan

    Capital established at Nara

    The court founds Japan's first permanent capital, Heijo-kyo (Nara), modeled on the Tang Chinese capital, beginning the Nara period.

    Era: Nara and Heian: The Classical Age

    Sources: Nara period · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Japan · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  5. Asia

    Mongolia

    Uyghur khaganate in the Orkhon valley

    Turkic Uyghurs establish a khaganate centred on the Orkhon River, building the city of Khar Balgas; the valley remains the political and ceremonial heart of the eastern steppe.

    Era: Lords of the Steppe: The Xiongnu and Early Nomads

    Sources: Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape (World Heritage List) · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, History of Mongolia · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  6. Europe

    Slovenia

    Carantania under Frankish overlordship

    Allied with Bavaria against the Avars, Carantania was drawn into the Frankish realm and gradually Christianised, ending its independence and binding the region to the Holy Roman Empire.

    Era: Carantania and the Slavic Settlement of the Eastern Alps

    Sources: Our past · Slovenia.si (Government Communication Office), History of Slovenia · Government of Slovenia (gov.si)

  7. Asia

    Iran

    Abbasid Revolution and the rise of Baghdad

    Backed by support from Persian Khorasan, the Abbasids overthrow the Umayyads and found Baghdad, drawing heavily on Persian administrative and intellectual traditions.

    Era: The Arab Conquest and Islamic Persia — the Golden Age

    Sources: House of Wisdom · Wikipedia, The Phases, History, and Legacy of the Arab Conquests (632–750 CE) · TheCollector

  8. Asia

    Japan

    Capital moved to Heian-kyo (Kyoto)

    Emperor Kanmu relocates the capital to Heian-kyo, the site of Kyoto, opening the Heian period and a long era of aristocratic court culture.

    Era: Nara and Heian: The Classical Age

    Sources: Heian period · Encyclopaedia Britannica