752

This article is about the year 752. For the number (and other uses), see 752 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	7th century – 8th century – 9th century
Decades:	720s 730s 740s – 750s – 760s 770s 780s
Years:	749 750 751 – 752 – 753 754 755

752 by topic
Politics
State leaders – Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births – Deaths
Establishment and disestablishment categories
Establishments – Disestablishments

Year 752 (DCCLII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 752 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

Cuthred of Wessex leads a successful rebellion against Aethelbald of Mercia at Battle Edge, Burford.
First Muslim assault on Sardegna under Abd al-Rahman b. Habib. It may be the beginning of the occupation of the island by the Saracens that lasted until 1005.^[1]

Yaxun B'alam IV becomes king of Yaxchilan after a ten year struggle for the throne.

March 23 – Stephen is elected pope, but dies three days after and is not considered legitimate because he was not consecrated.
March 26 – Pope Stephen II (sometimes referred to as Stephen III) succeeds Pope Zachary as the 92nd pope.
Retired Emperor Shōmu takes part in the dedication ceremony of the great statue of Vairocana Buddha at the Tōdai-ji, and declares himself a Buddhist.

^ Benvenuti, Gino (1985). Le Repubbliche Marinare. Amalfi, Pisa, Genova e Venezia. Rome: Newton & Compton Editori. p. 42. ISBN 88-8289-529-7.