714

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Events

By Place

Asia

Europe

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Asia

★ February 28 — An earthquake strikes Syria.

★ The Tibetan invasion of China's Tang Dynasty is defeated.

★ Emperor Xuanzong of Tang forbids all commercial vendors and shops in the Chinese capital city of Chang'an to copy and sell Buddhist sutras, so that the emperor could give the clergy of the Buddhist monasteries the sole right to distribute written sutras to the laity.

Europe

★ King Radbod of the Frisians defeats Charles Martel. Frisia becomes independent.

★ Saragossa falls to the Arab armies of Musa bin Nusair.

★ On the death of Pepin II his illegitimate son Charles Martel becomes mayor of the Austrasian palace and effective power behind the Frankish throne.

Births

★ Pepin the short, king of the Franks (d. 768)

Deaths

★ December 16 — Pippin of Herstal, Mayor of the Palace and ''de facto'' ruler of the Franks