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| Years: 755 756 757 758 - 759 - 760 761 762 763 | |
| Decades: 720s 730s 740s - 750s - 760s 770s 780s | |
| Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century | |
Events
- The Franks capture Narbonne; the Saracens are completely driven out of France.
- Japanese poet Otomo no Yakamochi compiled the first Japanese poetry anthology Man'yoshu.
- Saint Bregwin is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Tōshōdai-ji Buddhist temple is founded in Nara.
Births
Deaths
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