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Heads of State
Year of the Metal Hare辛卯(at the beginning of Metal Tiger庚寅)
Era of Diocletian: 467/468 ( year November )
Syria: 1062/63 ( the year in October )
Events
Politics and World Affairs
Europe
- November: On the national assembly to Soissons Pippin is the younger of Chrodegang anointed (Further 754 ) after Pope Zacharias had signaled his approval. The last Merovingian king, Childeric III shadow. is deducted from Pippin and sent to a monastery.
- Aistulf, King of the Lombards, conquered Ravenna and the Romagna of Byzantium. This means the end of the Exarchate of Ravenna.
- After the death of Gisulf II is his son Duke Liutprand of Benevento. His mother Scauniperga takes to 756 the regency.
Islamic expansion
- July / August: In the Battle of Talas (east of Samarkand ) defeat the Muslims, in alliance with several Turkish tribes such as the Karluks, the Chinese and thereby maintain their conquests in Transoxiana / Mawarannahr. By Chinese prisoners knowledge of papermaking in the Arab region to be reached.
Asia
- The Kingdom of Nanzhao in Yunnan makes today from Imperial China independently.
Religion and Culture
America
- MAY 9: At the time of ruler K'inich Kan Balam III. ( Long Count 9.16.0.0.0, Calendar Round 2 Ahaw 13 sec) are committed in the Mayan city of Palenque celebrations for the end of a calendar cycle.
Asia
- Completion of the large Buddha statue made of bronze Japanese temple Todai -ji.
Europe
- Theodor is successor of Theophylact as Patriarch of Antioch.
- The monastery of Fulda is exemt, ie directly subordinate to the Pope and not the Mainz ( arch) diocese. For the currently being developed Monastery Archbishop Boniface by Pope Zacharias obtains the so-called Zacharias privilege to protect against unsolicited intervention of church officials.
Born
- Carloman I, King of the Franks († 771 )
Died
- Gisulf II, Duke of Benevento