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| Years: 717 718 719 720 - 721 - 722 723 724 725 | |
| Decades: 690s 700s 710s - 720s - 730s 740s 750s | |
| Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century | |
Events
- Former Byzantine emperor Anastasius II leads a revolt against emperor Leo III
- Theuderic IV succeeds Chilperic II
- Battle of Toulouse - Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani, the governor Muslim Spain (al-Andalus) is defeated by Duke Odo of Aquitaine preventing an Arab invasion of Gaul.
- Anbasa ibn Suhaim Al Kalbi is appointed governor of Al-Andalus
- Legendary founding of Prague by the Princess Libuše and her husband Přemysl, founder of the dynasty with the same name.
Births
- Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan (a.k.a. Geber), Arabian alchemist (approximate date)
- Al-Saffah, first Abbasid caliph (d. 754)
Deaths
- Anastasius II, Byzantine Emperor
- Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne (698-721) and presumed author of the Lindisfarne Gospels
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