The 710s

718

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Arabs abandond the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople due to failure to secure enough…

In 717–718, Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, was besieged by the Muslim Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate. The campaign marked the culmination of twenty years of a…

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Arabs abandond the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople due to failure to secure enough…

718

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Arabs abandon the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople due to failure to secure enough…

In 717–718, Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, was besieged by the Muslim Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate. The campaign marked the culmination of twenty years of a…

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Arabs abandon the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople due to failure to secure enough…

718

Forces of the Umayyad Caliphate abandoned a year-long siege of Constantinople, ending their goal of conquering the…

The Umayyad Caliphate or the Umayyad Empire was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty from 661 to 75…

Forces of the Umayyad Caliphate abandoned a year-long siege of Constantinople, ending their goal of conquering the…

717

Arab–Byzantine wars: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik begins the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople, which will last for…

Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik was an Umayyad prince and one of the most prominent Arab generals of the early decades of the 8th century, leading several campaigns against the Byzantine …

Arab–Byzantine wars: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik begins the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople, which will last for…

716 1310 years ago

Rui Zong, Chinese emperor (born 662)

Emperor Ruizong of Tang, personal name Li Dan, also known at times during his life as Li Xulun, Li Lun, Wu Lun, and Wu Dan, was the fifth and ninth emperor of the Chinese Tang dyna…

Rui Zong, Chinese emperor (born 662)

715

Pope Gregory II is elected

Pope Gregory II was the bishop of Rome from 19 May 715 to his death on 11 February 731. His defiance of Emperor Leo III the Isaurian as a result of the iconoclastic controversy in …

Pope Gregory II is elected

715

Naga, Japanese prince (born 637)

Prince Naga was a Japanese prince. He was the son of Emperor Tenmu and Princess Ōe, daughter of Emperor Tenji. His full brother was Prince Yuge.

Naga, Japanese prince (born 637)

715

Muhammad bin Qasim, Umayyad general (born 695)

Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Thaqafī was an Arab military commander in service of the Umayyad Caliphate who led the Muslim conquest of Sindh, inaugurating the Umayyad campaigns in Indi…

Muhammad bin Qasim, Umayyad general (born 695)

715

Gregory II began his pontificate; his conflict with Byzantine emperor Leo III eventually led to the establishment of the

Pope Gregory II was the bishop of Rome from 19 May 715 to his death on 11 February 731. His defiance of Emperor Leo III the Isaurian as a result of the iconoclastic controversy in …

Gregory II began his pontificate; his conflict with Byzantine emperor Leo III eventually led to the establishment of the

714

Shang, emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Emperor Shang of Tang, also known as Emperor Shao (少帝), personal name Li Chongmao, was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling briefly in 710.

Shang, emperor of the Tang Dynasty

713

The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, deposed and sent into exile by conspirators of the Opsikion army in Thrace

The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having s…

The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, deposed and sent into exile by conspirators of the Opsikion army in Thrace

713

The imperial official Artemius is chosen as Byzantine emperor the day after the blinding of previous emperor Philippicus

The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the conventional start of the Byzantine Empire, which fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized …

The imperial official Artemius is chosen as Byzantine emperor the day after the blinding of previous emperor Philippicus

711 1315 years ago

Dagobert III succeeds his father King Childebert III as King of the Franks

Year 711 (DCCXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 711 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domi…

Dagobert III succeeds his father King Childebert III as King of the Franks

711 1315 years ago

Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Ibe

Year 711 (DCCXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 711 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domi…

Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Ibe

711 1315 years ago

Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by…

Year 711 (DCCXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 711 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domi…

Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by…

711 1315 years ago

Childebert III, Frankish king (born 670)

Year 711 (DCCXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 711 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domi…

Childebert III, Frankish king (born 670)

710

Erentrude, Frankish abbess

Erentrude was a saint and abbess, born during the end of the 7th century, probably in present-day Germany or Austria. She was born into a Franconian-Merovingian royal house, and wa…

Erentrude, Frankish abbess

710

Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (born 656)

Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, personal name Li Xian, and at other times Li Zhe or Wu Xian, was the fourth and seventh emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling briefly in 684 and a…

Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (born 656)

710

Li Guo'er, princess of the Tang dynasty

Princess Anle, personal name Li Guo'er (李裹兒), was a Chinese princess of the Tang dynasty. She was the youngest daughter of Emperor Zhongzong and his wife Empress Wei. Popular histo…

Li Guo'er, princess of the Tang dynasty

710

Wei, empress of the Tang dynasty

Empress Wei was an empress consort of the Chinese Tang dynasty. She was the second wife of Emperor Zhongzong, who reigned twice, and during his second reign, she tried to emulate t…

Wei, empress of the Tang dynasty

710

Shangguan Wan'er, Chinese poet (born 664)

Shangguan Wan'er was a Chinese politician, poet, and imperial consort of the Wu Zhou and Tang dynasties. Described as a "female prime minister," Shangguan rose from modest origins …

Shangguan Wan'er, Chinese poet (born 664)

710

Li Chongfu, imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty (born c. 680)

Li Chongfu (李重福) was an imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was a son of Emperor Zhongzong, but was not favored during Emperor Zhongzong's reign and was exiled. After E…

Li Chongfu, imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty (born c. 680)