Historical and Political Snippets in Time
The following entries mark events of historical or political significance
over the period 711 A.D. through 720 A.D.
- 711 to 720
- Justinian II murdered by Philip Bardanes, who as
Emperor Philippicus ascends Byzantine throne (711)
- Arab Gen. Tarik defeats King Roderic at Xeres de la
Frontera, and Spain, with the exception of Asturias,
becomes an Arab state (711)
- Dagobert III, king of all the Franks (711 - 716)
- Height of the Lombard kingdom in northern Italy
(712); King Liutprand (d. 744)
- The Arabs occupy Samarkand and make it a center of
Islamic culture; here they learn the art of making
paper (712)
- Seville conquered by Arabs (712)
- Moslem state established in Sind (India) by
Mohammed ibn Kasim (712)
- Ming Huang, Emperor of China (713 - 756); his
court becomes a center of art and learning
- Anastasius II, Byzantine Emperor (713 - 715)
- The Moslem empire extends from the Pyrenees to
China, with Damascus as its capital (715)
- Emperor Theodosius III reigns over Byzantium
(715 - 717)
- Charles Martel becomes mayor of the Frankish
court (715)
- The Arabs conquer Lisbon (716)
- Chilperic II, king of Neustria (716 - 720) and
of all the Franks (719 - 720)
- Duke Lantfrid issues Lex Alemannorum (716)
- Leo III, the Isaurian, seizes the throne of
Byzantium from Theodosius III and remains
emperor (717 - 741)
- Caliph Omar II (717 - 720) grants tax exemption
to all believers (717)
- Leo III defends Constantinople for 13 months
against the Arabs and destroys their fleet
(718)
- Pelagius founds the kingdom of the Asturias,
Spain (718)
- The Moslems settle in Sardinia; their army
crosses the Pyrenees into France, seizing
Narbonne (720)
- Caliph Yezid II (720)
- Theodoric IV, king of the Franks (720)
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