List of state leaders in the 8th century

State leaders in the 7th centuryState leaders in the 9th centuryState leaders by year

This is a list of state leaders in the 8th century (701–800) AD.

Africa

Africa: Northeast

  • Merkourios, King (696–710)
  • Simeon, King (early 8th century)
  • Abraham, King (early 8th century)
  • Markos, King (mid-8th century)
  • Kyriakos, King (c.747–768)
  • Mikhael, King (c.785/794–804/813)

Africa: Northcentral

  • ʿAbdu r-Rahman ibn Bahram ibn Rūstam (Bānū-Bādūsyān), Imam (776–788)
  • ʿAbdu l-Wahhab ibn Abd ar-Rahman, Imam (788–824)

Africa: Northwest

America: Mesoamerica

Asia

Asia: Central

Asia: East

Turks

  • Kutlug I Bilge, Khagan (744–747)
  • Bayanchur, Khagan (747–759)
  • Qutlugh tarqan sengün, Khagan (759–779)
  • Alp qutlugh bilge, Khagan (779–789)
  • Ai tengride bulmïsh külüg bilge, Khagan (789–790)
  • Qutlugh bilge, Khagan (790–795)
  • Ai tengride ülüg bulmïsh alp qutlugh ulugh bilge, Khagan (795–808)

China: Tang dynasty

Japan

Korea: North–South States Period

  • Go, King (698–719)
  • Mu, King (719–737)
  • Mun, King (737–793)
  • Dae Won-ui, King (793)
  • Seong, King (793–794)
  • Gang, King (794–809)

Asia: Southeast

Asia: South

India

  • Upendra, King (c.800–c.818)

Sri Lanka

Asia: West

Europe

Europe: Balkans

  • Co-Emperor (681–685)
  • Emperor, 1st reign (685–695)
  • Emperor, 2nd reign (705–711)
  • Co-Emperor (720–741)
  • Emperor (741–780)
  • Co-Emperor (751–775)
  • Emperor (775–780)
  • Co-Emperor (776–780)
  • Emperor (780–797)
  • Regent (780–790, 792–797)
  • Empress (797–802)

Europe: British Isles

Great Britain: Scotland

Great Britain: Northumbria

Great Britain: England

  • King (798–812)
  • Duke (812–825)

Great Britain: Wales

Ireland

Europe: Central

  • Theoderic, Duke (fl.743–744)
  • Widukind, Duke (fl.777–785)
  • Abo, Duke (fl.785–811)

Europe: East

  • Kotrag, Potentate (675–710)
  • Irkhan, ruler (710–765)
  • Tuqyi, ruler (765–815)
Ashina dynasty: Khazar Khagans
Khazar Beks
Bulanid dynasty

Europe: Nortic

House of Ynglings/Scylfings
House of Ivar Vidfamne

Europe: South

Europe: Southwest

Iberian Peninsula

Marca Hispanica

Europe: West

Franks

  • Mayor of the Palace (680–714)
  • Duke and Prince of the Franks (687–714)
  • Duke and Prince of the Franks (714–741)
  • Acting King of the Franks (737–741)
  • Mayor of the Palace (741–751)
  • King (751–768)
  • Ithier, Count (c.758)
  • Blandin, Count (760–763)
  • Chilping, Count (763–765)
  • Bertmond, Count (765–778)
  • Icterius, Count (778–?)
  • Guerin of Provence, Count (819–839)

Eurasia: Caucasus

References

  1. Talbi (ref. cited above) notes that in fact there is no contemporary record of him being anything other than a Sufri Kharijite, and that it may have been a myth propagated by Yunus
  2. Dates with question marks are calculated on the basis of a secondary source . Other info is from Ibn Khaldun.
  3. 1 2
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Wickham (1981), 224–25.
  5. Grierson and Blackburn (1986), 68, give a date of 731.
  6. Wickham (1981), 44.
  7. Grierson and Blackburn (1986), 68.
  8. Hallenbeck (1982), 39–40, says 740–41.
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