Charlemagne takes Pavia
The end of the Lombard kingdom
Answering the pope's call, Charlemagne invaded Italy in 773 and besieged Pavia, the Lombard capital. The city surrendered in June 774, King Desiderius was sent to a monastery, and Charles took the title King of the Lombards.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Middle East
- 750 Abbasid Revolution — 23 years earlier
- 762 Founding of Baghdad — 11 years earlier
Asia
- 755 The An Lushan Rebellion — 18 years earlier
- c. 760 Kailasa Temple at Ellora — 13 years earlier
Alive at the time
- Charlemagne (aged 25)
- Emperor Kanmu (aged 36)
- Harun al-Rashid (aged 7)