History
780
General
Population: 224 Million*
- Entertainment: China's Lu Yu's The Classic of Tea printed
- Deaths: Byzantine emperor Leo IV
Asia
- China: Lu Yu's The Classic of Tea printed
- India: Birth of Sankara
- Korea: Collapse of the kingdom of Silla
Europe
- General: Famine leaves England Wales and Scotland desolate
- England: Offa begins construction of dike between Eng and Wales to protect from Celts
Middle East
- Byzantine Empire: Death of Leo IV the Byzantine emperor
Empress Irene becomes virtual ruler of the Byzantine Empire and restores icon worship
Constantine VI rules under guardianship of mother