739
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This article is about the year 739. For the number, see 739 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 7th century – 8th century – 9th century |
| Decades: | 700s 710s 720s – 730s – 740s 750s 760s |
| Years: | 736 737 738 – 739 – 740 741 742 |
| 739 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 739 DCCXXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1492 |
| Armenian calendar | 188 ԹՎ ՃՁԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5489 |
| Bahá'í calendar | −1105 – −1104 |
| Bengali calendar | 146 |
| Berber calendar | 1689 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 1283 |
| Burmese calendar | 101 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6247–6248 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊寅年 (Earth Tiger) 3435 or 3375 — to — 己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 3436 or 3376 |
| Coptic calendar | 455–456 |
| Discordian calendar | 1905 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 731–732 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4499–4500 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 795–796 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 661–662 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3840–3841 |
| Holocene calendar | 10739 |
| Igbo calendar | −261 – −260 |
| Iranian calendar | 117–118 |
| Islamic calendar | 121–122 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenpyō 11 (天平１１年) |
| Juche calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | 739 DCCXXXIX |
| Korean calendar | 3072 |
| Minguo calendar | 1173 before ROC 民前1173年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1282 |
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Year 739 (DCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 739 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
By place
Europe
- Charles Martel drives the Moorish invaders out of Gauls.
- The reign of the House of Ukil starts in Bulgaria with King Kormisosh.
- Alfonso I becomes king of Asturias.
- Theodatus Ursus appointed Consul of the Roman Empire and Magister militum.
Africa
- Thawra revolt in Tanger against the Umayyad rulers. The movement is led by a humble water carrier, Maysara, against the decision to levy the same taxes upon the newly converted Muslims and the non-Muslims. Maysara declares himself caliph and rules the city brutally. He is soon replaced by a rival, Khâlid al-Zanâti. The revolt spreads rapidly to the region and the rebellious areas adopt the Kharijite movement of Islam against the Umeyyad Sunnis.[1]
By topic
Religion
- Boniface founds the Bishopric of Regensburg.
- Pope Gregory III appeals in vain to Charles Martel for help against the expansionist policies of Liutprand, King of the Lombards.
Births
Deaths
- Favila, king of Asturias
- Willibrord, first bishop of Utrecht, apostle to the Frisians
References
- ↑ Gilbert Meynier (2010) L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; pp .25.
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