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| Years: 793 794 795 796 - 797 - 798 799 800 801 | |
| Decades: 760s 770s 780s - 790s - 800s 810s 820s | |
| Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century | |
Events
- July 17 - Irene orders her son, the Byzantine emperor Constantine VI captured and deposed
- August 15 - Irene's orders are accomplished; her son is blinded, and herself declared emperor the next day.
