716 state leaders - Events of 717 - 718 state leaders - State leaders by year Jump to: navigation, search 715 state leaders - Events of 716 - 717 state leaders - State leaders by year // Africa Makuria - Merkurios, King of Makuria (697-722) Nekor - Salih I ibn Mansur, King of Nekor (710-749) America Calakmul - Yuknoom Yichaak Kak, (702-731) Copán - Uaxaclajuun Ubaah K... Events March 25 - Leo III usurps the throne of Byzantium August 15 - Muslama begins the Second Arab siege of Constantinople. ... Jump to: navigation, search This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in any given year. ...

Africa

• Makuria - Merkurios, King of Makuria (697-722)
• Nekor - Salih I ibn Mansur, King of Nekor (710-749)

Makuria (to Arabs al-Mukurra or al-Muqurra) was a kingdom located in what is today Southern Egypt and the Sudan. ... Events End of the reign of Empress Jito of Japan Emperor Mommu ascends to the throne of Japan Approximate date of the Council of Birr, when the northern part of Ireland accepted the Roman calculations for celebrating Easter. ... Events 3 January - Kinich Ahkal Mo Naab III takes throne of Maya state of Palenque Battle of Covadonga: First victory of a Christian army over a Muslim army in Spain (probable date) War between Wessex and Sussex Births Deaths Empress Gemmei of Japan Categories: 722 ... The Kingdom of Nekor was an emirate in the Rif area of modern day Morocco, with its capital initially at Temsaman but later at Nekor. ... Events End of the Asuka period, the second and last part of the Yamato period and beginning of the Nara period in Japan. ... Events June - Aistulf succeeds his brother Ratchis as king of the Lombards End of the reign of Emperor Shomu of Japan Empress Koken ascends to the throne of Japan Abu al-Abbas as-Saffah becomes caliph Births Deaths Saint John of Damascus (or Damascene), theologian Ratchis, king of the Lombards...

America

• Calakmul - Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ak, (702-731)
• Copán - Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil, (675-738)
• Tikal - Hasaw Chan K'awil, (682-732)

Calakmul is the name of both a municipality and a major archeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, in the central part of the Yucatán Peninsula. ... // Births April 20 - Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. ... Events Bede completes his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum February 11 - Pope Gregory III succeeds Gregory II Deaths February 11 - Pope Gregory II See also Unit 731 Categories: 731 ... The Pre-Columbian city now known as Copán is a locale in extreme western Honduras, in the Copán Department, near to the Guatemalan border. ... Events The abbey of Abingdon, England is founded Aldhelm made abbot Aethelred succeeds his brother Wulfhere as king of Mercia Births Deaths Wulfhere, king of Japan - Temmu Emperor of Japan (672-686) Categories: 675 ... Events Xukpi suffers a major defeat against Quirigua Saint Boniface visits Rome, and goes on to establish bishopries in Bavaria Births Deaths Categories: 738 ... Tikal is the largest of the ancient ruined cities of the Maya civilization. ... Events Leo II elected pope. ... Events October 10 - Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, France, leader of the Franks Charles Martel and his men, defeat a large army of Moors, stopping the Muslims from spreading into Western Europe. ...

Asia

• Balhae - Taejo Ko, Emperor of Balhae (698-719)
• China - Tang Xuang Zong, Emperor of China (712-756)
• Japan - Empress Genshō, Empress of Japan (715-724)
• Pallava - Parameswaran II, King of Pallava, (710-775)
• Silla - Seongdeok the Great, King of Silla (702-737)
• Tibet - Khri-Ide gtsug-brtan, Emperor of Tibet (680-743)

Alternate meaning: Bohai Sea Bohai (Chinese) or Balhae (Korean) was a kingdom in northeast Asia from AD 698 to 926, occupying parts of Manchuria, northern Korea, and Russian Far East. ... Korea has been ruled by a number of kingdoms/empires and republics over the last several millennia. ... Events Tiberius III deposes Leontius II and becomes Byzantine Emperor. ... Events The church of Nubia transfers its allegiance from the Eastern Orthodox Church to the Coptic Church. ... Emperor Tang Xuanzong (唐玄宗) (685 - 762), born Li Longji (李隆基), was the sixth emperor of the Tang dynasty of China reigining from 712 to 756. ... Jump to: navigation, search Also the name of a rock band. ... Events Ansprand succeeds Aripert as king of the Lombards. ... Events Abd-ar-rahman I conquers Iberia and establishes a new Umayyad dynasty. ... Empress Genshō (元正天皇 Genshō Tennō) (680 – April 21, 748) was the 44th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... Jump to: navigation, search The following is a traditional list of Emperors of Japan. ... Events August 11 - Germanus is translated from the bishopric of Cyzicus to the Patriarch of Constantinople Umayyad caliph al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik succeeded by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik End of the reign of Empress Gemmei of Japan, she is succeeded by Empress Gensho. ... Events End of the reign of Empress Gensho of Japan Emperor Shomu succeeds to the throne of Japan. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Events End of the Asuka period, the second and last part of the Yamato period and beginning of the Nara period in Japan. ... Events Leo IV succeeds Constantine V as Byzantine Emperor. ... Silla (also denoted as Shilla) was one of the three kingdoms of ancient Korea. ... Seongdeok of Silla (?-737, r. ... Korea has been ruled by a number of kingdoms/empires and republics over the last several millennia. ... // Births April 20 - Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. ... Events Favila becomes king of Asturias after Pelayos death Births Emperor Kammu of Japan (d. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: XÄ«zàng; older spelling Thibet) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Categories: Tibet ... Events October 10 - Battle of Kerbela November 12 - The Sixth Ecumenical Council opens in Constantinople The Bulgars subjugate the country of current-day Bulgaria Pippin of Herstal becomes Mayor of the Palace Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I succeeded by Yazid I ibn Muawiyah Erwig deposes Wamba to become king of the... Events Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (724-743) succeeded by al-Walid II ibn Abd al-Malik (743-744). ...

Europe

• Bulgars - Tervel, King of the Bulgars (721)
• Byzantine Empire - Roman Emperor
  1. Theodosius III, (715-717)
  2. Leo III the Isaurian, (717-741)
• Dalriada - Selbach, King of Dalriada (700-723)
• East Anglia - Aelfwald, King of East Anglia (713-749)
• Essex - King of Essex
  • Saelred, (709-746)
  • Swaefbert, (715-738)
• Franks
  • Chilperic II, King of the Franks (715)-(720)
  • Charles Martel, Mayor of the Palace (714-741)
    • Aquitaine - Odo the Great, Duke of Aquitaine (c.[715]]-730)
• Frisia - Radbod, king of the Frisians Several Frisian kings had this name. The last one died in 719.
• Gwynedd - Idwal Iwrch ap Cadwaladr King of Gwynedd (682-720)
• Ireland - Fearghal, High King of Ireland (709-718)
  • Connacht - Indrechtach mac Muiredach Muillethan, King of Connacht (714-723)
  • Hy-Many - Dluthach mac Fithcheallach, King of Hy-Many (711-738)
  • Leinster - Murchad mac Bran Mut, King of Leinster (715-727)
• Lombards - Liutprand, King of the Lombards (712-744)
• Kent - Wihtred, King of Kent (690-725)
• Klarjeti - Nerse, Duke of Klarjeti (705-742)
• Mercia - Ethelbald, King of Mercia (716-757)
• Northumbria - Coenred, King of Northumbria (716-718)
• Picts - Nechtan mac Derile, King of the Picts (706-724)
• Serbs - Ratimir, King of the Serbs (700-730)
• Strathclyde - Bili, King of Strathclyde (694-722)
• Venice - Doge of Venice
  1. Paolo Lucio Anafesto, (697-717)
  2. Marcello Tegalliano, (717-726)
• Wessex - Ine, King of Wessex (688-726)
  • Sussex - Sub-kings of Sussex
    • Nothelm (fl.692-725)
    • Watt (fl.692-725)

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Dalriada or Dál Riata (as it was called in Ireland) was the kingdom of the Scotti, who spread from eastern Ulster to Argyll and eventually gave their name to Scotland. ... Selbach of Dalriada, also known as Selbach mac Ferchar Selbach was king of Dalriada. ... This is the list of the kings of Dalriada, in chronological order, with their approximate reigns: Fergus I of Dalriada 500-501 Domangart I of Dalriada 501-507 Comgall of Dalriada 507-538 Gabhran of Dalriada 538-558 Conall I of Dalriada 558-574 Aedan of Dalriada 574-608 Eochaid... // Events Saint Adamnan convinces 51 kings to adopt Cáin Adomnáin defining the relationship between women and priests. ... Events Saint Boniface fells Thors Oak near Fritzlar, marking the decisive event in the Christianization of the northern Germanic tribes The worlds first mechanical clock is allegedly built in China. ... Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... Aelfwald was the brother of Aldwoulf and became king of East Anglia upon his death. ... The Kingdom of the East Angles (one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the so-called Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy) was founded in the 6th century. ... Events Byzantine Emperor Philippicus deposed. ... Events June - Aistulf succeeds his brother Ratchis as king of the Lombards End of the reign of Emperor Shomu of Japan Empress Koken ascends to the throne of Japan Abu al-Abbas as-Saffah becomes caliph Births Deaths Saint John of Damascus (or Damascene), theologian Ratchis, king of the Lombards... The Kingdom of the East Seaxe (one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the so-called Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy) was founded around AD500, occupying territory to the north and east of London. ... 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Events The church of Nubia transfers its allegiance from the Eastern Orthodox Church to the Coptic Church. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... Idwal ap Cadwaladr (650-720; reigned from 682) (Latin: Ituvellus; English: Judwald), also known as Idwal Iwrch (Roebuck), was a king of Gwynedd. ... Gwynedd was one of the kingdoms or principalities of medieval Wales. ... Events Leo II elected pope. ... For other uses, see number 720. ... The High Kingship of Ireland was a pseudohistorical construct of the eighth century AD, a projection into the distant past of a political entity that did not become reality until the ninth century. ... Events Saelred becomes king of Essex Ceolred becomes king of Mercia after his cousin Cenred abdicates to become a monk in Rome A storm separates the Channel Islands of Jethou and Herm Births Emperor Konin of Japan Deaths May 25 - Aldhelm, bishop and scholar Categories: 709 ... Events Pelayo established the Kingdom of Asturias in the Iberian peninsula (modern day Portugal and Spain). ... Connaught redirects here. ... The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the cóiced (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. ... Events February 28 - An earthquake strikes Syria. ... Events Saint Boniface fells Thors Oak near Fritzlar, marking the decisive event in the Christianization of the northern Germanic tribes The worlds first mechanical clock is allegedly built in China. ... Hy-Many, or Ui Maine, was one of the oldest and largest kingdoms located in Connacht, Ireland. ... Dluthach mac Fithcheallach (d. ... Hy-Many was the name of a kingdom situated in south Connacht, consisting of all of Co. ... See also: phone number 711. ... Events Xukpi suffers a major defeat against Quirigua Saint Boniface visits Rome, and goes on to establish bishopries in Bavaria Births Deaths Categories: 738 ... Leinster (Irish: Laighin) is the eastern province of Ireland, comprising the counties of Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. ... The following is a provisional list of the Kings of Leinster up to 1632. ... Events August 11 - Germanus is translated from the bishopric of Cyzicus to the Patriarch of Constantinople Umayyad caliph al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik succeeded by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik End of the reign of Empress Gemmei of Japan, she is succeeded by Empress Gensho. ... // Area Code Area Codes that served the places of St. ... The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, from which the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Scandinavia that entered the late Roman Empire. ... Liutprand (Liudprand, Luitprand) (c. ... Events Ansprand succeeds Aripert as king of the Lombards. ... Events February - Hildeprand succeeds Liutprand as king of the Lombards. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Wihtred (died April 23, 725) was a King of Kent (690 - 725). ... Kings of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Kent Most of the dates of reigns below have multiple alternate values, the sources being in disagreement. ... Events Beginning of Wu Zetians Zhou Dynasty in China. ... Events Births Deaths Wihtred, king of Kent Categories: 725 ... In Georgian history, Tao-Klarjeti is the term conventionally used to describe the area in what is now the northeastern Turkey (particularly its Artvin province), which includes the historic Georgian provinces of Tao, Klarjeti, Shavsheti (Å avÅ¡at), Kola (Kogh), Artaani (Artahan), Erusheti and also several lesser Georgian-Armenian marchlands. ... The Bagrationi royal dynasty of Georgia (ბაგრატიონთა სამეფო დინასტია (Bagrationta Samepo Dinastia) in Georgian language) provided many of the countrys rulers between 809-1810. ... 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Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of an Anglian kingdom which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, and of the much smaller earldom which succeeded the kingdom. ... Northumbria, an kingdom of Angles in northern England, was initially divided into two kingdoms, Bernicia and Deira. ... Events April 19 - The monastery on the Island of Iona celebrates Easter on the Roman date. ... Events Pelayo established the Kingdom of Asturias in the Iberian peninsula (modern day Portugal and Spain). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This list of kings of the Picts is based on the Pictish Chronicle, which has survived in a late copy, and did not record the dates the kings reigned. ... Events Umayyad Caliph al-Walid I begins the Great Mosque of Damascus Births Deaths Categories: 706 ... Events End of the reign of Empress Gensho of Japan Emperor Shomu succeeds to the throne of Japan. ... Jump to: navigation, search Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Coat of Arms of Serbia This is a list of Serbian monarchs. ... // Events Saint Adamnan convinces 51 kings to adopt Cáin Adomnáin defining the relationship between women and priests. ... Events Emperor Leo III of the Byzantine Empire orders the destruction of all icons. ... Strathclyde was one of the kingdoms of ancient Scotland in the post-Roman period. ... The ruan is a Chinese musical instrument. ... Events Ine of Wessex makes peace with Kent Births Deaths Categories: 694 ... Events 3 January - Kinich Ahkal Mo Naab III takes throne of Maya state of Palenque Battle of Covadonga: First victory of a Christian army over a Muslim army in Spain (probable date) War between Wessex and Sussex Births Deaths Empress Gemmei of Japan Categories: 722 ... Jump to: navigation, search Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′ N 12°19′ E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). ... Grand Procession of the Doge, 16th century Doges Palace Complex For some thousand years, the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice was the Doge (Duke). ... Paolo Lucio Anafesto or Anafestus Paulucius was the first doge of Venice. ... Events End of the reign of Empress Jito of Japan Emperor Mommu ascends to the throne of Japan Approximate date of the Council of Birr, when the northern part of Ireland accepted the Roman calculations for celebrating Easter. ... 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List of Kings of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Sussex Many of the dates of this time are unreliable and the list contains substantial gaps. ... Nothelm was king of Sussex, England, from AD 692 to AD 714. ... Events The Quinisext Council (also said in Trullo), held in Constantinople, laid the foundation for the Orthodox Canon Law The Arabs conquer Armenia. ... Events Births Deaths Wihtred, king of Kent Categories: 725 ... Events The Quinisext Council (also said in Trullo), held in Constantinople, laid the foundation for the Orthodox Canon Law The Arabs conquer Armenia. ... Events Births Deaths Wihtred, king of Kent Categories: 725 ...

Middle East

• Caliphate - Caliph of Damascus
  1. Suleiman of Umayyad, (715-717)
  2. Umar ibn ABd al-Aziz, (717-720)