740s
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 7th century – 8th century – 9th century |
| Decades: | 710s 720s 730s – 740s – 750s 760s 770s |
| Years: | 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
This is a list of events occurring in the 740s, ordered by year.
Contents
- 740
- 741
- 742
- 743
- 744
- 745
- 746
- 747
- 748
- 749
740
By place
Europe
- October 26 – An earthquake strikes Constantinople and the surrounding countryside, causing destruction to the city's land walls and buildings, and many deaths.
- The reign of King Sevar, and thus of the House of Dulo, ends in Bulgaria.
- Pippin III marries Bertrada of Laon.
- Rebellion of the Berber tribes in the recently conquered region of Galicia. This facilitates the establishment of an independent kingdom in the Cantabrian Mountains under Alfonso I of Asturias.[1]
Asia
- September – The Daysan River floods Edessa.
- Battle of Akroinon in Anatolia, a significant Byzantine victory over the Umayyads, halts the impetus of Arab attacks into Anatolia.
- Much to the delight of the citizens of Chang'an City, the Chinese Tang Dynasty government orders fruit trees to be planted along every main avenue of the city, which enriches not only the diets of the people but also the surroundings.
Africa
- After two unsuccessful attempts to crush the quickly spreading revolt of Tanger, the Umayyad suffer a humiliating defeat at the "battle of the Nobles" near the Chelif river.[2]
By topic
Religion
- The Khazars, a nation of the Black Sea steppe, though not ethnically Jewish, voluntarily convert to Judaism.
- St. Cuthbert becomes archbishop of Canterbury.
741
By place
Europe
- Carloman, Pippin the Short and Grifo succeed their father Charles Martel as Mayor of the Palace.
- The York Minster Church is burned.
- John Fabriaco is appointed Roman consul and magister militum
- June 18 – Constantine V succeeds Leo III as emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
Switzerland
- In 741 and 744, documents in the archives of St. Gallen Abbey describe the village of Kempraten as Centoprato, another document in 863 as Centiprata, inspired by the Latin name Centum Prata.
- A nunnery given by the Alamannic noblewoman Beata on Lützelau island is first mentioned. In 744, the nunnery was sold to Einsiedeln Abbey.
- Ufenau island in Switzerland is first mentioned in 741 as "Hupinauia", and in 744 as "Ubinauvia".
Africa
- A fourth expedition sent from Syria by the Umayyad caliphate to crush the rebellion in the Atlas region is defeated in the plain of the Ghrab (nowadays Morocco). The counter-attack of the Kharijite rebels to the East is successful but fails to conquer Kairouan from the loyalists. A more radical branch of the Tunisian Kharijites, the Sofrists, however manages to take the city soon after.[3]
By topic
Religion
- Japanese authorities decree that Buddhist temples should be established throughout the country.
- December 10 – Pope Zachary succeeds Pope Gregory III as the 91st pope.
742
By place
Asia
- Chinese poet Li Po is presented before the emperor and given a position in the Imperial court (approximate date).
- Artabasdus is Byzantine Emperor until the capital is stormed by Constantine V, who regains control and resumes the suppression of image-worship.
- Emperor Xuanzong of Tang begins to favor Taoism over Buddhism, adopting the new reign title Tianbao ('Heavenly Treasures') to indicate his divine mandate.
- For the municipal census of the Chinese capital city Chang'an and its metropolitan area of Jingzhou Fu (including small towns in the vicinity), the New Book of Tang records that in this year there are 362,921 registered families with 1,960,188 persons.
- In China, f a million due to Emperor Xuanzong's earlier reforms.
- China's population reaches approximately 50 million.
Africa
- The Arabs suppress a revolt of the Kharajites and the Berbers.
Europe
- Liutprand, King of the Lombards, absorbs the independent duchies of Spoleto and Benevento into his kingdom.
- The Arab troops of the caliphate suppress the Berber rebellion in the region of Mértola (present-days Portugal).[4]
By topic
Religion
- Saint Sturm establishes the abbey of Fulda (or 744?).
- After a forty-year vacancy, Stephen IV becomes Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch at the suggestion of Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.
- Chrodegang, chancellor of Charles Martel, is appointed bishop of Metz and embarks on a reorganisation of the Frankish church.
- The Holy Face of Lucca is transferred to Lucca from Luni (traditional date).
743
By place
Europe
- After an interregnum of seven years, Childeric III re-succeeds to the throne of the Frankish Empire as the last king (till 751) of the figurehead Merovingian dynasty. Power remains firmly in the hands of the major domus, currently Pepin the Short.
- The Concilium Germanicum, organized by Carloman and Saint Boniface, is the first major synod held in the Frankish church.
Byzantine Empire
- Constantine V re-ascends the throne of the Byzantine Empire.
Asia
- Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (724–743) is succeeded by al-Walid II ibn Abd al-Malik (743–744).
744
By place
Europe
- February – Hildeprand succeeds Liutprand as king of the Lombards.
- October – Ratchis succeeds Hildeprand as king of the Lombards.
Switzerland
- In 741 and 744, documents in the archives of St. Gallen Abbey describe the village of Kempraten as Centoprato, another document in 863 as Centiprata, inspired by the Latin name Centum Prata.
- A nunnery given by the Alamannic noblewoman Beata on Lützelau island is first mentioned in 741. In 744, the nunnery was sold to Einsiedeln Abbey.
- Ufenau island in Switzerland is first mentioned in 741 as "Hupinauia", and in 744 as "Ubinauvia".
Asia
- Chinese poet Li Po meets Du Fu for the first time.
- Umayyad caliph al-Walid II dies and is succeeded by his brother Yazid III, who dies shortly after. Rebellion of Marwan II against Yazid's designated successor Ibrahim, defeat of the loyalist forces under Sulayman ibn Hisham and accession of Marwan in December.
- Turkish subjects like Uyghur, Karluk and Basmyl who are not the members of Ashina clan stage a coup. End of Turkish Empire and Ashina clan. (except in Khazaria)
By topic
Religion
- The Synod of Soissons meets at the instigation of Pippin, and Boniface, the Pope's missionary to pagan Germany, secures the condemnation of Frankish bishop Adalbert and Irish missionary Clement.
- March 3 – Abel becomes archbishop of Reims.
- Theophylact succeeds Stephen IV as Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.
- Saint Sturm establishes the monastery of Fulda. (or 742?)
- Salih ibn Tarif proclaims himself a prophet among the Berghouata of Morocco.
745
By place
Asia
- Newly founded Uighur Empire control most of the former Turkish Empire territory.
Europe
- Bubonic plague in Constantinople subsequently sweeps through Europe.
746
By place
Byzantine Empire
Europe
- Swithred succeeds Saelred as king of Essex.
- The nobility of the Alamanni is killed at the blood court at Cannstatt.
- The monastery at Tegernsee in Bavaria began brewing its own beer.
Asia
- Jayshikhari Chavda establishes the Chavda Dynasty in Gujarat, India.
- Guru Rinpoche, an Indian saint, traveled to Bhutan to cure the king of Bumthang.
- Hida-Kokubunji Temple in Japan was built to pray for peace and prosperity.
- August or September – Battle of Kafartuta in northern Mesopotamia: Marwan II defeats and kills Dahhak ibn Qays, leader of the Kharijites.
747
By place
Asia
- Abu Muslim unites the Abbasid Empire against the Umayyads.
- Ibrahim the Imam, leader of an Abbasid revolt against the Umayyads, is captured.
- Emperor Xuanzong of Tang China abolishes the death penalty.
- The Shin-Yakushi-ji Buddhist temple is founded.
Europe
- Carloman retires into a monastery. Pippin the Short remains sole ruler of the Franks as Mayor of the Palace.
- Plague breaks out in Sicily, Calabria, and Monemvasia.
748
By place
Asia
- January – An earthquake strikes the Middle East from northern Egypt to northwestern Mesopotamia, destroying many remnants of Byzantine culture.
- February 14 – The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim take Marv, the capital of the province of Khurasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt. Abbasid forces under Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i take Nishapur and Rayy, defeating an Ummayad army at Gurgan.
- The city of Baalbek is sacked.
- The plague breaks out in Constantinople.
749
By place
Europe
- June – Aistulf succeeds his brother, Ratchis, as king of the Lombards and marries Gisaltruda, sister of Anselm, Duke of Friuli.
Asia
- Abbasid forces under Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i defeat a large Ummayad army at Isfahan and move into Iraq, taking Kufa in September
- Empress Kōken succeeds Emperor Shōmu on the throne of Japan.
- Golan earthquake of 749
Significant people
Births
Deaths
References
- ↑ de Oliviera Marques, A. H. (1993). "O Portugal Islâmico". In Joel Serrão and A. H. de Oliverira Marques. Hova Historia de Portugal. Portugal das Invasões Germânicas à Reconquista. Lisbon: Editorial Presença. p. 123.
- ↑ Gilbert Meynier (2010) L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; p.25.
- ↑ Gilbert Meynier (2010) L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; pp.25.
- ↑ Serrão, Joel; de Oliviera Marques, A. H. (1993). "O Portugal Islâmico". Hova Historia de Portugal. Portugal das Invasões Germânicas à Reconquista. Lisbon: Editorial Presença. p. 123.
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