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Events

By Place

Europe

China

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ Abd-ar-Rahman I lands in Spain, where the next year he will establish a new Umayyad dynasty.

★ Offa deposes king Bernred of Mercia and takes the kingdom.

★ Cynewulf deposes king Sebright of Wessex and takes the kingdom.

★ Sudden change in style in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, from short descriptions to true short story.

China

★ An Lushan begins the Anshi Rebellion against the Tang Dynasty state of China.

★ Trisong Detsen becomes King of Tibet.

Births

Deaths

★ Zhang Xuan, Chinese painter (born 713)