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deposed by a Gothic King.
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emperor from 527-565, who rebuilt Hagia Sophia and, influenced by his wife Theodora, instituted many reforms improving the status of women.
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began with the first Muslim invasions in 622
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crowned emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day
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war with the Saxons from 774-804. At one point, he threatened that he would kill all of the Saxons unless they became Christians.
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Pepin the Short dies; Charles (Charlemagne) succeeds
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A school of astronomy established in Baghdad
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Kenneth MacAlpin unites Scots and Picts, founding the medieval kingdom of Scotland
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Approximate date for the establishment of the Toltec kingdom in Mexico
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Louis the Pious dies; Civil war in Frankish kingdom between his sons
