788

788 (DCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year beginning on a Tuesday of the Julian calendar, in effect on that date.

Events

• Spain: Hisham I al-Andalus (or Hixem), happens as emir to Abderramán I.
• Die Mauregato, being buried in Pravia. After his death he is again elected Alfonso as king of Asturias.

Births

• Adi Shankará, a wise Hindu (m. 820).

Deaths

• Abderramán I, first independent emir of Cordoba.
• Mauregato, king of Asturias.