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Calendar overview 722
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| 722 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 170/171 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 714/715 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1265/66 (southern Buddhism); 1264/65 (alternative calculation according to Buddhas Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 56th (57th) cycle
Year of the Water Dog壬戌 ( at the beginning of the year metal rooster 辛酉) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 84/85 (turn of the year April) |
| Iranian calendar | 100/101 (around March 21) |
| Islamic calendar | 103/104 (June 20/21) |
| Jewish calendar | 4482/83 (September 16-17) |
| Coptic calendar | 438/439 |
| Roman calendar |
ab urbe condita MCDLXXV (1475)
Diocletian's era : 438/439 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 1032/33 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 1033/34 (turn of the year October) |
| Spanish era | 760 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 778/779 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Europe
Statue of Pelayos in Covadonga , Asturias
- Pelayo , ruler of Asturias , triumphs over an Arab army in the battle of Covadonga ; this is the first Christian victory in the context of the reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula ( Reconquista ).
- The Byzantine Emperor Leo III. orders compulsory baptism for Jews and Montanists in his kingdom.
- The Franconian caretaker Karl Martell subjugates the Bavarians and Alemanni by force of arms.
- King Ine forcibly suppresses Sussex's attempt to break away from Wessex supremacy .
Asia
- New fighting broke out between the Khazars and Muslims in the Caucasus . The disputes dragged on until 737 .
First documentary mentions
- January 20 : In a deed of donation to the monastery of Fulda is Großenehrich first mentioned.
- First mention of Kenzingen and Niederkassel
society
- In Navarre is Order of the Oak donated.
religion
- November 30th : Pope Gregory II consecrates Boniface as mission bishop without a permanent seat.
- December 1 : Gregory II tells the missionary Boniface how he should use the income of the church - the tithe created in the 8th century - and offerings.
Born
- Abu l-Abbas as-Saffah , first Abbasid caliph and founder of this dynasty († 754 )
Died
- Mujahid ibn Jabr , Islamic theologian
- Uta von Uttenweiler , beatified woman