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| Years: 711 712 713 714 - 715 - 716 717 718 719 | |
| Decades: 680s 690s 700s - 710s - 720s 730s 740s | |
| Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century | |
Events
- August 11 - Germanus is translated from the bishopric of Cyzicus to the Patriarch of Constantinople
- September 26 - Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne
- Umayyad caliph al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik succeeded by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
- End of the reign of Empress Gemmei of Japan, she is succeeded by Empress Gensho.
- Gregory II elected pope (or 716)
- Saint Boniface sets out on a missionary expedition to the Frisians
- Grand Mosque of Damascus, was built over the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist [link]
- Saint Winnin, an Irish monk, landed at the mouth of the River Garnock, where he established a community or cell of monks, termed cella or "Kil" in Gaelic
- King Nechtan extended an invitation to the Northumbrian clergy to establish Christianity amongst the Picts.
- Major earthquake hits Turkey [link]
Births
Deaths
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