The Umayyad Caliphate reaches its greatest extent in Spain, controlling all of it except a small region in the north controlled by the
Kingdom of Asturias.
Asia
In the Chinese capital of
Chang'an, the walls of a gated city
ward collapse during the night, which unexpectedly forms a large pool out in the open. This is most likely caused by a
sinkhole created when ground water eroded the
limestonebedrock beneath. As a consequence of this, more than 500 homes are destroyed (approximate date).
Contact between the
Welsh Church and
Yvi of
Brittany is the last known link between two
Celtic countries. After this, each nation goes its own separate way (approximate date).
Astronomy
A second series of gravitational interactions with
Saturn, the second since
1664 BC, once again force the
Centaur (minor planet)Chiron into a new orbit, shifting it from orbiting in the edges of the Solar System to orbiting near the inner regions.
Tervel, ruler (khagan) of the
Bulgarian Empire, dies after a 21-year reign. He is succeeded by
Kormesiy, possibly a son of Tervel, who is co-ruler and a descendant of the royal
Dulo clan.
Rains and heavy
storms around the southern seaport of
Yangzhou destroy over 1,000 ships and boats in the
Grand Canal, during the
Tang dynasty (approximate date).
King
Ine of Wessex attempts a takeover of
Dumnonia, but his armies are crushed, and he is forced to withdraw. Queen
Æthelburg, wife of Ine, destroys the royal castle of
Taunton, to prevent its seizure by rebels under
Ealdbert.[6]
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).
King
Liutprand puts
Corsica, nominally under
Byzantine authority, under
Lombard government, defending it from Muslim raids (approximate date).
Britain
The
exiled prince
Ealdbert, possibly a nephew of King
Ine of Wessex looking for recognition as his heir, seeks sanctuary in
Sussex. Ine attacks the
South Saxons and kills Ealdbert.
Emperor
Leo III issues a
series of edicts banning the veneration of images (726–729), and launching the
iconoclastic controversies.[17] Most of the
clergy – particularly in
Italy and
Greece – are opposed to these
edicts with uncompromising hostility, and in the western parts of the
Byzantine Empire the people refuse to obey his religious reforms.
Uprising in Venice against Byzantium: The cause of mass unrest is the
iconoclastic decrees of Emperor Leo III. A few days later, political demands are put forward for wide autonomy within the Byzantine Empire and the right to appoint the ruler of the region (Doge). The rebels elect
Orso Ipato the Doge of
Venice. Desiring to preserve the proceeds of the treasury from the second most important port of the Byzantine Empire, and not having the resources to cope with a well-fortified and armed region, Byzantium agrees with all the requirements put forward. Orso Ipato is recognised by Leo III, who gives him the title hypatos. The Venetian fleet, led by Orso Ipato, frees Ravenna from the Lombards and restores the power of the Byzantine governor there.
A revolt breaks out in
Italy against Leo's
Iconoclasm; this results in the independence of the
Exarchate of Ravenna, after part of a Byzantine invasion force is lost in a
storm in the
Adriatic Sea, and the remainder of Byzantine troops are repulsed.
In
Denmark, construction of the
Kanhave Canal across the island of
Samsø is completed. Although the canal is only about 500 metres long, it is one of the largest engineering projects undertaken in Denmark during the Early Middle Ages.[26]
Siege of Kamarja: A small Arab
garrison defends the fortress of Kamarja against the Turgesh for 58 days, ending with a negotiated withdrawal to
Samarkand.
By topic
Food and drink
Chinese
eating sticks are introduced in the next 20 years in
Japan, where people heretofore have used one-piece pincers. The Japanese call them hashi.
^David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 17).
ISBN978-184603-230-1
^Aston, William George (July 2005) [1972], "Introduction", Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD 697 (Tra ed.), Tuttle Publishing, p. xv,
ISBN978-0-8048-3674-6, from the original Chinese and Japanese
^David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 18).
ISBN978-184603-230-1
^David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 41).
ISBN978-184603-230-1
^David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 17).
ISBN978-184603-230-1
^Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press, pp. 202–206.
ISBN1-874336-26-1
^David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 41).
ISBN978-184603-230-1
^Ponsonby-Fane, Richard (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 57
^Old, Hughes Oliphant (1998). The reading and preaching of the scriptures in the worship of the Christian church. Wm. Eerdmans, pp. 137–40.
ISBN978-0-8028-4619-8
^Harrack, Amir (1999). The Chronicle of Zuqnin, Parts III and IV A.D. 488–775. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. p. 158.
ISBN9780888442864.
^per The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Daniel P. McCarthy
The Umayyad Caliphate reaches its greatest extent in Spain, controlling all of it except a small region in the north controlled by the
Kingdom of Asturias.
Asia
In the Chinese capital of
Chang'an, the walls of a gated city
ward collapse during the night, which unexpectedly forms a large pool out in the open. This is most likely caused by a
sinkhole created when ground water eroded the
limestonebedrock beneath. As a consequence of this, more than 500 homes are destroyed (approximate date).
Contact between the
Welsh Church and
Yvi of
Brittany is the last known link between two
Celtic countries. After this, each nation goes its own separate way (approximate date).
Astronomy
A second series of gravitational interactions with
Saturn, the second since
1664 BC, once again force the
Centaur (minor planet)Chiron into a new orbit, shifting it from orbiting in the edges of the Solar System to orbiting near the inner regions.
Tervel, ruler (khagan) of the
Bulgarian Empire, dies after a 21-year reign. He is succeeded by
Kormesiy, possibly a son of Tervel, who is co-ruler and a descendant of the royal
Dulo clan.
Rains and heavy
storms around the southern seaport of
Yangzhou destroy over 1,000 ships and boats in the
Grand Canal, during the
Tang dynasty (approximate date).
King
Ine of Wessex attempts a takeover of
Dumnonia, but his armies are crushed, and he is forced to withdraw. Queen
Æthelburg, wife of Ine, destroys the royal castle of
Taunton, to prevent its seizure by rebels under
Ealdbert.[6]
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).
King
Liutprand puts
Corsica, nominally under
Byzantine authority, under
Lombard government, defending it from Muslim raids (approximate date).
Britain
The
exiled prince
Ealdbert, possibly a nephew of King
Ine of Wessex looking for recognition as his heir, seeks sanctuary in
Sussex. Ine attacks the
South Saxons and kills Ealdbert.
Emperor
Leo III issues a
series of edicts banning the veneration of images (726–729), and launching the
iconoclastic controversies.[17] Most of the
clergy – particularly in
Italy and
Greece – are opposed to these
edicts with uncompromising hostility, and in the western parts of the
Byzantine Empire the people refuse to obey his religious reforms.
Uprising in Venice against Byzantium: The cause of mass unrest is the
iconoclastic decrees of Emperor Leo III. A few days later, political demands are put forward for wide autonomy within the Byzantine Empire and the right to appoint the ruler of the region (Doge). The rebels elect
Orso Ipato the Doge of
Venice. Desiring to preserve the proceeds of the treasury from the second most important port of the Byzantine Empire, and not having the resources to cope with a well-fortified and armed region, Byzantium agrees with all the requirements put forward. Orso Ipato is recognised by Leo III, who gives him the title hypatos. The Venetian fleet, led by Orso Ipato, frees Ravenna from the Lombards and restores the power of the Byzantine governor there.
A revolt breaks out in
Italy against Leo's
Iconoclasm; this results in the independence of the
Exarchate of Ravenna, after part of a Byzantine invasion force is lost in a
storm in the
Adriatic Sea, and the remainder of Byzantine troops are repulsed.
In
Denmark, construction of the
Kanhave Canal across the island of
Samsø is completed. Although the canal is only about 500 metres long, it is one of the largest engineering projects undertaken in Denmark during the Early Middle Ages.[26]
Siege of Kamarja: A small Arab
garrison defends the fortress of Kamarja against the Turgesh for 58 days, ending with a negotiated withdrawal to
Samarkand.
By topic
Food and drink
Chinese
eating sticks are introduced in the next 20 years in
Japan, where people heretofore have used one-piece pincers. The Japanese call them hashi.
^David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 17).
ISBN978-184603-230-1
^Aston, William George (July 2005) [1972], "Introduction", Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to AD 697 (Tra ed.), Tuttle Publishing, p. xv,
ISBN978-0-8048-3674-6, from the original Chinese and Japanese
^David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 18).
ISBN978-184603-230-1
^David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 41).
ISBN978-184603-230-1
^David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 17).
ISBN978-184603-230-1
^Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press, pp. 202–206.
ISBN1-874336-26-1
^David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 41).
ISBN978-184603-230-1
^Ponsonby-Fane, Richard (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 57
^Old, Hughes Oliphant (1998). The reading and preaching of the scriptures in the worship of the Christian church. Wm. Eerdmans, pp. 137–40.
ISBN978-0-8028-4619-8
^Harrack, Amir (1999). The Chronicle of Zuqnin, Parts III and IV A.D. 488–775. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. p. 158.
ISBN9780888442864.
^per The Chronology of the Irish Annals, Daniel P. McCarthy