This is about the year in the Gregorian Calendar
For other uses, see 740 (disambiguation). The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today
| Centuries: | 7th century - 8th century - 9th century |
| Decades: | 710s 720s 730s - 740s - 750s 760s 770s |
| Years: | 737 738 739 - 740 - 741 742 743 |
| 740 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 740 DCCXL |
| Ab urbe condita | 1493 |
| Armenian calendar | 189 ԹՎ ՃՁԹ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1104 – -1103 |
| Berber calendar | 1690 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1284 |
| Burmese calendar | 102 |
| Chinese calendar | 3376/3436-11-28 (己卯年十一月廿八日) — to —
3377/3437-12-9(庚辰年十二月初九日) |
| Coptic calendar | 456 – 457 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 732 – 733 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4500 – 4501 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 795 – 796 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 662 – 663 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3841 – 3842 |
| Holocene calendar | 10740 |
| Iranian calendar | 118 – 119 |
| Islamic calendar | 122 – 123 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3073 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1283 |
Events
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 pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends 717 - Second Arab siege of Constantinople Zh-yue710年代 Events and Trends Zh-yue720年代 Events and Trends 732 - Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers France leader of the Franks Charles Martel and his men defeat a large army of Moors under the The 740s were a time period during the 8th century. It included all years from 740-749 Events and Trends 750, The last Umayyad Caliph Marwan II ( 744 –750 is overthrown and executed by the first Abbasid Events and Trends Charlemagne inherits Kingdom of the Franks from Pippin the Younger Zh-yue760年代 Events and Trends The famous King Khalif Abbasid Al Mansoor (712-775 founded Baghdad, which is situated on the banks of the Tigris and made it a center of learning This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Europe Battle of Narbonne: The Frankish army under Charles Martel again defeats the Moors Events By Place Europe Felice Cornicola appointed Roman consul and Magister militum. Events By Place Europe Charles Martel drives the Moors out of France. This article is about the year 741 For the 741 Integrated circuit, see Operational amplifier. Events By Place Asia Chinese poet Li Po is presented before the emperor and given a position in the Imperial court (approximate date Events By Place Europe After an Interregnum of seven years Childeric III re-succeeds to the throne of the Frankish Empire 739 state leaders - Events of 740 - 741 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Africa Makuria The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS
- The reign of King Sevar, and thus of the House of Dulo, ends in Bulgaria. Sevar (Севар was a ruler of Bulgaria in the 8th century The Nominalia of the Bulgarian khans, which states that he belonged to the royal Dulo clan The Dulo Clan or the House of Dulo was the name of the ruling dynasty of the early Bulgars. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
- Pippin III marries Bertrada of Laon. Pepin or Pippin (714 &ndash 24 September 768) called the Short, and often known as Pepin the Younger or Pepin III, was
Asia
- September — The Daysan River floods Edessa. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Edessa ( Greek:) is the historical name of a Syriac town in northern Mesopotamia, refounded on an ancient site by Seleucus I Nicator
- 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. Chang'an ( is an ancient Capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by A fruit tree is a Tree bearing Fruit &mdash the structures formed by the ripened ovary of a Flower containing one or more Seeds.
By Topic
Religion
- The Khazars, a nation of the Black Sea steppe, though not ethnically Jewish, voluntarily convert to Judaism. "Kazar" redirects here for the Marvel Comics character see Ka-Zar; for the village in Azerbaijan see Xəzər. The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey In physical Geography, a steppe ( German, from степь - "a flat and arid land" степ - /stɛp/ тал - tal дала - /dɑlɑ/ pronounced Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut
- St. Cuthbert becomes archbishop of Canterbury. Cuthbert of Canterbury was a medieval Bishop of Hereford and Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the
Births
- Layman Pang, Chinese Buddhist (d. Layman Pang ( Chinese: 龐居士 Páng Jūshì ； full name 龐蘊 Páng Yùn ； Japanese: Hōkoji) (740–808 was a celebrated 808)
Deaths
- Saint Æthelwald, Bishop of Lindisfarne
- Zhang Jiuling, poet, scholar, and ex-Chancellor of Tang China (b. Events By Place Asia The Abbasid capital is moved north from Baghdad to Samarra. Saint Æthelwold of Lindisfarne (died 740 (also spelled Aethelwald, Ethelwold, etc A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Lindisfarne () (variant spelling Lindesfarne is a Tidal island off the north-east coast of England. Zhang Jiuling ( (673&ndash740 Courtesy name Zishou (子壽 nickname Bowu (博物 formally Count Wenxian of Shixing (始興文獻伯 The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National 673)
- Zayd ibn Ali, Fifth Zaidi Shia Imam, (in a Shi'ite revolt in Kufa)
- Wu Daozi, Chinese painter (born 680)
- Meng Haoran, Chinese poet (born 689)
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