740s — in der Geschichte
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Nach Jahr
Höhepunkte
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740
Ein Erdbeben erschüttert Konstantinopel und die umliegende Landschaft, verursacht Zerstörung an den Landmauern und Gebäuden der Stadt.
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741
Leo III the Isaurian, Byzantine emperor (b. 685)
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741
Pope Gregory III
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741
Hatsusebe, Japanese princess
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741
Ucha'an K'in B'alam, Mayan king
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741
Karolus Martellus, fränkischer König (geb. 688)
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742
Charlemagne, Frankish king (d. 814)
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742
Emperor Dezong of Tang (d. 805)
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743
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad caliph (b. 691)
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744
Yazid III, Umayyad caliph (b. 701)
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744
Yazid III, Umayyad caliph (b. 701)
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747
Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, renounces his position as majordomo and retires to a monastery near Rome. His brother Pepin the Short becomes the sole ruler (de facto) of the Frankish Kingdom.
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747
Abbasid Revolution: Abu Muslim Khorasani begins an open revolt against Umayyad rule, which is carried out under the sign of the Black Standard.
Abbasid Revolution · Abu Muslim Khorasani · Umayyad Caliphate
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748
Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt.
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748
Odilo, duke of Bavaria
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748
Empress Genshō of Japan (b. 683)
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748
Nasr ibn Sayyar, Umayyad general and politician (b. 663)
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749
Qahtaba ibn Shabib al-Ta'i, Persian general
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749
John of Damascus, Syrian priest and saint (b. 676)