| Millennia: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 7th century - 8th century - 9th century |
| Decades: | 740s 750s 760s - 770s - 780s 790s 800s |
| Years: | 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
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. A millennium (pl millennia) is a period of Time equal to one thousand Years (from Latin la mille, thousand and la annum The first millennium is a period of time that commenced on January 1, 1, and ended on December 31, 1000, of the Julian calendar. A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred is One hundred consecutive Years Centuries are numbered ordinally (e 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 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 Charlemagne expands the Frankish kingdom by gains in Saxony, Bavaria and Spain. Events and Trends In 793 the Vikings sack the monastery of Lindisfarne. Events By Place Asia Emperor Kōnin ascends to the throne of Japan, succeeding Empress Shōtoku. Events By Place Europe December 4 — Carloman I King of the Franks, dies leaving his brother Charlemagne king of Events By Place Europe Charlemagne starts fighting the Saxons and the Frisians; Saxony is subdued and converted Events By Place Europe Charlemagne crosses the Alps and invades the kingdom of the Lombards. Events By Place Europe Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title King of the Lombards Events By Place Asia Estimation Baghdad, capital of the Abbasid Empire, becomes the largest city of the world taking the lead Events April 14 - Charlemagne spends Easter in Treviso after putting down a revolt by Friuli and Spoleto removing Hrodgaud the Duke of Friuli from Events Europe Charlemagne defeats the Saxons; their leader Widukind flees to Denmark. Events By Place Europe August 15 — Battle of Roncevaux Pass (Roncesvalles Charlemagne 's army suffers a terrible Events By Place Europe Offa of Mercia defeats Cynewulf of Wessex and takes Bensington Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous The King invited a scholar of Ujjain by the name of Kanka in 770 AD. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Ujjain ( Hindi:उज्जैन (also known as Ujain, Ujjayini, Avanti Events By Place Asia Emperor Kōnin ascends to the throne of Japan, succeeding Empress Shōtoku. Kanka used the Brahma Sphuta Siddhanta to explain the Hindu system of arithmetic astronomy. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical
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- [1]History of Indian Mathematics, retrieved 16:40 26 August 2005
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