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| Year '''747''' (''']''') was a ] (link will display the full calendar) of the ]. The denomination 747 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. | Year '''747''' (''']''') was a ] (link will display the full calendar) of the ]. The denomination 747 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the ] ] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. | ||
| == Events == | == Events == | ||
| <onlyinclude> | <onlyinclude> | ||
| === By place === | === By place === | ||
| ⚫ | ==== Asia ==== | ||
| ==== Byzantine Empire ==== | |||
| * ] unites the ] Empire against the ]s. | |||
| * ]: Emperor ] destroys the Arab fleet off ], with the aid of ships from the ], breaking the naval power of the ].<ref>{{citation | |||
| * Ibrahim the Imam, leader of an ] revolt against the ]s, is captured. | |||
| | first1 = John H. | |||
| * ] ] abolishes the ]. | |||
| | last1 = Pryor | |||
| * The '']'' Buddhist temple is founded. | |||
| | last2= Jeffreys | |||
| | first2 = Elizabeth M. | |||
| | title = The Age of the ΔΡΟΜΩΝ: The Byzantine Navy ca. 500–1204 | |||
| | publisher = Brill Academic Publishers | |||
| | year = 2006 | |||
| | isbn = 978-90-04-15197-0 | |||
| | page = 33}}</ref> | |||
| ==== Europe ==== | ==== Europe ==== | ||
| * ] retires |
* ] – ], mayor of the palace of ], renounces his position as '']'', and withdraws from public life. He retires to a ] near ], being ]d by ], and leaves his brother ] as sole ruler ('']'') of the ]. | ||
| * ] breaks out in ], ], and ]. | * ] breaks out in ], ] (]), and ] (modern ]). | ||
| ==== Islamic Empire ==== | |||
| * ] – ]: ], ] military leader from ], begins an open revolt against Umayyad rule, which is carried out under the sign of the ]. Close to 10,000 ], primarily ] ] are under his command, when the hostilities officially begin in ] (modern ]). | |||
| ⚫ | ==== Asia ==== | ||
| * Chinese forces under ] (a ]n in Tang employ) defeat the Arabs and ]ans, by rapid military expeditions over the ] and ]. About 72 local ]n and ]n kingdoms become Tang ]s. Over the next two years he establishes complete control in ].<ref>New Book of Tang, vol. 135</ref> | |||
| * Emperor ] abolishes the ] in ], during the ] (approximate date). | |||
| * ] founds the ] Buddhist temple in ] (]). | |||
| </onlyinclude> | </onlyinclude> | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| * ], |
* ], Frankish ] (approximate date) | ||
| * ], king and emperor of the ] (or ]) | |||
| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
| * ] – ], Italian monk and abbot (b. ]) | |||
| ⚫ | * ], |
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| * ] – ], Anglo-Saxon monk | |||
| * ] – ], Anglo-Saxon ] | |||
| ''Date Unknown'' | |||
| * ], Irish monk | |||
| * ], bishop of ] | |||
| * ], Irish ] | |||
| ⚫ | * ], ] and ] of the ] | ||
| * ], Arab general | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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"747 (year)" redirects here. For the year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar, see 747 BC. Calendar year
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | |
| Decades: | |
| Years: |
| AD 747 by topic |
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| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 747 DCCXLVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1500 |
| Armenian calendar | 196 ԹՎ ՃՂԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5497 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 668–669 |
| Bengali calendar | 154 |
| Berber calendar | 1697 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1291 |
| Burmese calendar | 109 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6255–6256 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 3444 or 3237 — to — 丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 3445 or 3238 |
| Coptic calendar | 463–464 |
| Discordian calendar | 1913 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 739–740 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4507–4508 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 803–804 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 668–669 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3847–3848 |
| Holocene calendar | 10747 |
| Iranian calendar | 125–126 |
| Islamic calendar | 129–130 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenpyō 19 (天平１９年) |
| Javanese calendar | 641–642 |
| Julian calendar | 747 DCCXLVII |
| Korean calendar | 3080 |
| Minguo calendar | 1165 before ROC 民前1165年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −721 |
| Seleucid era | 1058/1059 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1289–1290 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火狗年 (male Fire-Dog) 873 or 492 or −280 — to — 阴火猪年 (female Fire-Pig) 874 or 493 or −279 |
Year 747 (DCCXLVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 747 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
- Arab–Byzantine War: Emperor Constantine V destroys the Arab fleet off Cyprus, with the aid of ships from the Italian city-states, breaking the naval power of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Europe
- August 15 – Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, renounces his position as majordomo, and withdraws from public life. He retires to a monastery near Rome, being tonsured by Pope Zachary, and leaves his brother Pepin the Short as sole ruler (de facto) of the Frankish Kingdom.
- Bubonic plague breaks out in Sicily, Calabria (Southern Italy), and Monemvasia (modern Greece).
Islamic Empire
- June 9 – Abbasid Revolution: Abu Muslim Khorasani, Persian military leader from Khorasan, begins an open revolt against Umayyad rule, which is carried out under the sign of the Black Standard. Close to 10,000 Muslims, primarily Khorasani Persians are under his command, when the hostilities officially begin in Merv (modern Turkmenistan).
Asia
- Chinese forces under Gao Xianzhi (a Korean in Tang employ) defeat the Arabs and Tibetans, by rapid military expeditions over the Pamir Mountains and Hindu Kush. About 72 local Indian and Sogdian kingdoms become Tang vassals. Over the next two years he establishes complete control in East Asia.
- Emperor Xuan Zong abolishes the death penalty in China, during the Tang dynasty (approximate date).
- Empress Kōmyō founds the Shin-Yakushi-ji Buddhist temple in Nara (Japan).
Births
- Benedict of Aniane, Frankish monk (approximate date)
- Charlemagne, king and emperor of the Franks (or 748)
Deaths
- May 16 – Petronax, Italian monk and abbot (b. 675)
- August 13 – Wigbert, Anglo-Saxon monk
- October 26 – Witta of Büraburg, Anglo-Saxon missionary
Date Unknown
- Cú Chuimne, Irish monk
- Dunn, bishop of Rochester
- Fiachna ua Maicniadh, Irish abbot
- Li Shizhi, chancellor and poet of the Tang dynasty
- Sulayman ibn Hisham, Arab general
References
- Pryor, John H.; Jeffreys, Elizabeth M. (2006), The Age of the ΔΡΟΜΩΝ: The Byzantine Navy ca. 500–1204, Brill Academic Publishers, p. 33, ISBN 978-90-04-15197-0
- New Book of Tang, vol. 135