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Osred II
8th-century king of Northumbria
Wei Yingwu
Tang Dynasty Chinese poet
Michael Lachanodrakon
Byzantine governor and general (died 792)
Jænberht
Jænberht (died 12 August 792) was a medieval monk, and later the abbot, of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, who was named Archbishop of Canterbury in 765. As archbishop, he had a difficult relationship with King Offa of Mercia, who at one point confiscated lands from the archbishopric. By 787, some of the bishoprics under Canterbury's supervision were transferred to the control of the newly created Archbishopric of Lichfield, although it is not clear if Jænberht ever recognised its legitimacy. Besides the issue with Lichfield, Jænberht also presided over church councils in England. He died in
Ibrahim ibn Salih
Abbasid provincial governor (died 792)
Assamah ibn Amr al-Ma'afiri
Li Na
general of the Chinese Tang Dynasty
Donncoirce
Donncoirce (or Donn Corci) was probably king of Dál Riata until his death in 792.
Máel Ruain
Abbot-bishop of Tallaght
Cináed mac Artgail
Irish king