719

This article is about the year 719. For the number, see 719 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	7th century – 8th century – 9th century
Decades:	680s 690s 700s – 710s – 720s 730s 740s
Years:	716 717 718 – 719 – 720 721 722

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

719 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	719 DCCXIX
Ab urbe condita	1472
Armenian calendar	168 ԹՎ ՃԿԸ
Assyrian calendar	5469
Bengali calendar	126
Berber calendar	1669
Buddhist calendar	1263
Burmese calendar	81
Byzantine calendar	6227–6228
Chinese calendar	戊午年 (Earth Horse) 3415 or 3355 — to — 己未年 (Earth Goat) 3416 or 3356
Coptic calendar	435–436
Discordian calendar	1885
Ethiopian calendar	711–712
Hebrew calendar	4479–4480
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	775–776
- Shaka Samvat	641–642
- Kali Yuga	3820–3821
Holocene calendar	10719
Iranian calendar	97–98
Islamic calendar	100–101
Japanese calendar	Yōrō 3 (養老３年)
Julian calendar	719 DCCXIX
Korean calendar	3052
Minguo calendar	1193 before ROC 民前1193年
Seleucid era	1030/1031 AG
Thai solar calendar	1261–1262

King (or duke) Radbod of the Frisians

Year 719 (DCCXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 719 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

Byzantine Empire

Ex-Emperor Anastasios II starts a revolt against Leo III with considerable support, including auxiliaries provided by Tervel, emperor (khagan) of the Bulgarian Empire. His attack on Constantinople fails, Anastasios is captured and is put to death (by beheading) on orders of Leo.

Europe

Ummayad conquest of Gaul: First major Muslim attack upon Visigothic Septimania (Southern France). Governor Al-Samh takes or re-takes Narbonne (Arbouna for the Arabs) before raiding Toulouse area. Many town defenders and inhabitants are killed in the aftermath by the Umayyad forces.^[1]
Frisian–Frankish War: Charles Martel defeats Redbad, King of the Frisians. He easily invades Frisia (modern Netherlands) and subjugates the territory. Charles also crosses the Rhine and annexes "farther" Frisia, to the banks of the river Vlie.^[2]^(p795)
Duke Grimoald becomes sole ruler of Bavaria after the deaths of his brothers Theodbert, Theobald, and Tassilo II. He reunites the duchy after a civil war and makes his capital Salzburg (approximate date).
May – Chilperic II is raised on the shield after the death of Chlothar IV and by Charles Martel recognized as king (roi fainéant) of the Franks. Charles however gains a monopoly on power and royal offices.

By topic

Religion

The church of Nubia transfers its allegiance from the Eastern Orthodox Church to the Coptic Church (approximate date).

Births

Guan Bo, chanchellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 797)
Isma'il ibn Jafar, Shī‘ah Imām and scholar (or 722)
Yang Guifei, concubine of Xuan Zong (d. 756)

Deaths

Anastasios II, Byzantine emperor
Chlothar IV, king of Austrasia (approximate date)
Dae Jo-yeong, king of Balhae (Korea)
Muhammad ibn Marwan, Arab general (or 720)
Pega, Anglo-Saxon anchoress (approximate date)
Radbod, king of the Frisians
Tassilo II, duke of Bavaria (approximate date)
Theobald, duke of Bavaria (or 717)
Theodbert, duke of Bavaria (approximate date)

References

↑ David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 17). ISBN 978-184603-230-1
↑ Halbertsma, Herrius (1982). "Summary". Frieslands Oudheid (PDF) (Thesis) (in Dutch). Groningen: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. pp. 791–798. OCLC 746889526.

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