- 721
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Events
By Place
Byzantine Empire
* Former Byzantine emperor Anastasius II leads a revolt against emperor Leo III.
Europe
* Theuderic IV succeeds Chilperic II as king of the Franks.
* Battle of Toulouse:Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani , the governor ofMuslim Spain (al-Andalus), is defeated by DukeOdo of Aquitaine , preventing an Arab invasion ofGaul .
* Anbasa ibn Suhaim Al Kalbi is appointed governor ofAl-Andalus .
*Prague is founded (according to legend) by the PrincessLibuše and her husbandPřemysl , founder of the dynasty with the same name.China
* Rains and heavy storms around the southern seaport of
Yangzhou reportedly destroy over 1,000 ships and boats, in the usual congested canal and river traffic of theTang Dynasty era.Births
*
Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan (a.k.a. Geber), Arabian alchemist (approximate date)
*Al-Saffah , firstAbbasid caliph (d.754 )Deaths
* Anastasius II, Byzantine
Emperor
* Eadfrith,Bishop of Lindisfarne (698 –721) and presumed author of theLindisfarne Gospels
*Yao Chong , Chinesechancellor of the Tang Dynasty (born650 )
*Liu Zhiji , Chinese historian (born661 )
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