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Calendar overview 725
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| 725 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 173/174 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 717/718 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1268/69 (southern Buddhism); 1267/68 (alternative calculation according to Buddhas Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 57th (58th) cycle
Year of the Wood Ox 乙丑 ( at the beginning of the year Wood Rat R) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 87/88 (turn of the year April) |
| Iranian calendar | 103/104 (around March 21) |
| Islamic calendar | 106/107 (May 18-19) |
| Jewish calendar | 4485/86 (September 12-13) |
| Coptic calendar | 441/442 |
| Roman calendar |
ab urbe condita MCDLXXVIII (1478)
Diocletian's era : 441/442 (turn of the year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 1035/36 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 1036/37 (turn of the year October) |
| Spanish era | 763 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 781/782 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Europe
- After the death of King Wihtred of Kent , his sons Æthelberht II , Eadberht I and Ealric follow in the rule.
- Islamic expansion : The Moors advance from the Iberian Peninsula into the Rhone Valley , Nîmes falls into their hands, Lyon is devastated, Autun sacked.
Africa
- Islamic expansion : Copts revolt against the Muslim rule of the Umayyads in Egypt
Mesoamerica
- January 2 : Butz 'Tiliw is enthroned as ruler of the Maya city-state of Quiriguá .
religion
Buddhism
- The Buddhist temple Fujii-dera is said to be founded by order of the Japanese Emperor Shōmu .
Christianity
- Founding of the monastery of Ochsenfurt am Main
- Luido becomes Bishop of Speyer .
Born
- 725/ 730 : Paul the Deacon , Lombard historian († 797 / 799 )
Died
Date of death secured
- April 23rd : Wihtred , King of Kent
- June 18th : Aubert of Avranches , Bishop
- August 10 : Plectrudis , Mrs. Pippins the Middle and Saint
Exact date of death unknown
- Ruby from Dairinis , Irish monk and author
- Ealdberht , Anglo-Saxon prince
- Chrodtrud , Franconian noblewoman, wife of Karl Martell
Died around 725
- Grimoald II , Bavarian Duke
- September 8 between 724 and 730: Korbinian , Bishop of Freising and Saint (* between 670 and 680)