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791| 791 | Carolingian Empire, Pannonia [wars] | Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Lombards, launches a meticulously planned attack on the Avars, a Hunnish nomad people settled in Pannonia (modern Hungary). Avar resistance collapses almost immediately and Charlemagne's armies spend 52 days plundering the Avar lands, taking many prisoners and much treasure. The death of thousands of horses in an epidemic at the end of the expedition prevents major campaigning the following year. | | 791 | Central Asia [wars] | Following a crushing defeat by the Tibetans at Tingzhou, the Chinese lose control of the strategic Gansu Corridor, shutting them out of central Asia for nearly a thousand years. |
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