| Centuries: | 7th century - 8th century - 9th century |
| Decades: | 720s 730s 740s - 750s - 760s 770s 780s |
| Years: | 756 757 758 - 759 - 760 761 762 |
| 759 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 759 DCCLIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1512 |
| Armenian calendar | 208 ԹՎ ՄԸ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1085 – -1084 |
| Berber calendar | 1709 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1303 |
| Burmese calendar | 121 |
| Chinese calendar | 3395/3455-11-27 (戊戌年十一月廿七日) — to —
3396/3456-12-8(己亥年十二月初八日) |
| Coptic calendar | 475 – 476 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 751 – 752 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4519 – 4520 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 814 – 815 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 681 – 682 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3860 – 3861 |
| Holocene calendar | 10759 |
| Iranian calendar | 137 – 138 |
| Islamic calendar | 141 – 142 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3092 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1302 |
Contents |
Events
By Place
Europe
- The Franks capture Narbonne; the Saracens are completely driven out of France. 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 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 Events and Trends Charlemagne expands the Frankish kingdom by gains in Saxony, Bavaria and Spain. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Europe Pepin the Short defeats the Lombards of northern Italy, who have threatened Pope Stephen Events By Place Asia March 9 — A major Earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria. Events By Place Asia Emperor Junnin succeeds Empress Kōken on the throne of Japan. Events By Place Americas The Maya city of Dos Pilas is abandoned This article is about the year 761 For the number see 761 (number. Events By Place Asia Abbasid caliph Al-Mansur founds a new capital at Baghdad, Iraq. 758 state leaders - Events of 759 - 760 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 The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Narbonne ( Narbona in Catalan and in Occitan, the Roman Narbo) is a commune in southwestern France in the Saracen was a term used by Europeans in the Middle Ages for Fatimids at first then later for all who professed the religion of Islam. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- Battle of the Rishki Pass: Byzantine Emperor Constantine V invades Bulgaria again, but this time his army is ambushed in the mountain passes of the Stara Planina. The Battle of the Rishki Pass (Битката при Ришкия проход took place in the pass of the same name Stara Planina, Bulgaria in 759 Constantine V (718&ndash September 14, 775) was Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775 Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Ε΄ Kōnstantinos
Asia
- Japanese poet Otomo no Yakamochi compiles the first Japanese poetry anthology, Man'yōshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" (c 718 &ndash October 5, 785) was a Japanese statesman and waka poet in the Nara period. is the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry, compiled sometime in the Nara or early Heian periods The anthology is one of the most revered of Japan's
By Topic
Religion
- Saint Bregwin is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. Bregwin (or Breguivine or Breguwine or Bregowine) was a medieval 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
- The Tōshōdai-ji Buddhist Temple is founded in Nara, Japan. Tōshōdai-ji (唐招提寺 is a Buddhist Temple of the Ritsu sect in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan. is the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Births
- Alphonso II of Asturias (d. Alfonso II (759-842 called the Chaste, was the King of Asturias from 791 to his death the son of Fruela I and the Basque Munia 842)
Deaths
- Wang Wei, Chinese poet, painter and musician (b. Events By Place Europe February 14 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German sign a treaty Wang Wei can refer to Wang Wei (Liang Dynasty (王偉 an official under Hou Jing 698)
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