By date •
January 26 – (24 Sha'ban 105 AH)
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, becomes the new
Caliph of the
Umayyad Caliphate, which covers most of the Middle East, North Africa and Spain, after his brother
Yazid II dies of
tuberculosis following a 4-year reign. Hisham reigns for 19 years, during which he appoints
Khalid al-Qasri as of
Governor of Iraq •
February –
Al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah of the Umayyad Caliphate inflicts a crushing defeat on the
Khazars of what is now Russia in a battle fought between the
Cyrus and
Araxes Rivers. •
March 3 –
Empress Genshō abdicates the
throne, in favor of her 23-year-old nephew, Prince Obito, who becomes the 45th
monarch of Japan as the
Emperor Shōmu. He is the son of the late
Emperor Monmu. •
March 6 –
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, the son of the Caliph Abd al-Malik, is appointed as the Umayyad Governor of Egypt after
Hanzala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi resigns. He serves for only two months. •
April –
Athanasius III becomes the new Patriarch of the
Syriac Orthodox Church, six months after the death of
Elias I. •
May 2 – Muhammand ibn Marwan resigns as Governor of Egypt after a difference of opinion on policy, and is replaced by
Al-Hurr ibn Yusuf. •
July 11 –
Prince Æthelbert of the
Kingdom of Kent issues a charter that is approved by his father,
King Wihtred. •
August 15 – China's Emperor Xuanzong deposes his wife, the
Empress consort Wang. •
December 29 –
K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat becomes king (
ajaw) of the
Maya city-state of
Quiriguá, now in
Guatemala), and serves for more than 60 years until his death in
785.
By place Europe •
Ragenfrid, ex-
mayor of the palace of
Neustria, revolts against
Charles Martel. He is easily defeated, and Ragenfrid gives up his sons as
hostages, in return for being allowed to keep his lands in
Anjou. •
Cináed mac Írgalaig, also known as "the one-eyed", becomes High King of
Ireland.
Arabian Empire • The
Turgesh Khaganate scores a major victory over the
Arabs, in the "
Day of Thirst" near
Khujand (modern
Tajikistan). • A
Muslim fleet raids the
Byzantine-ruled
Balearic Islands, as well as Byzantine
Sardinia and Lombard
Corsica.
By topic Architecture • Shōmu orders that houses of the Japanese
nobility be roofed with green
tiles, as in
China, and have white walls with red roof poles (approximate date).
Religion •
Pirmin, Visigothic
monk, is appointed
abbot of Mittelzell Abbey at
Reichenau Island, which he has founded. •
Hugh of Champagne, grandson of
Pepin of Herstal, is appointed
bishop of
Bayeux. == Births ==