722

This page relates to the year 722 Calendrier Julien.

Events

  • Spring: Anbasa ibn Suhaym Al-Kalbi orders to subdue the rising of the Asturies. Forces ordered by the Berber Al-Kama and Mounouça, accompanied by Oppas, bishop of Seville and brother of Witiza, are sent in North. Oppas tries, in vain, to negotiate the rendering of its co-religionists
  • Be: Pélage gains over the Moors the victory with the Bataille of Covadonga, with the Asturies, starting point of the Reconquista. It drives out the Moslem governor Muzuna, then fixes its capital at Cangas de Onís.
  • August: Ambiza is named governor of Cordoue (fine in 726).
  • November 30th: Boniface (Wynfrith) is crowned bishop with Rome and receives for mission of continuing the ecclesiastical organization of the Germanie.

  • Charles Martel reorganizes the franque army.
  • Countryside of Charles Martel against the Saxon .
  • the Moslems devastate the capital khazar Balanjar or Samandar. This one is transferred to Itil, with the mouth of the the Volga then to Sarkel, on the lower course of the Don.
  • the caliph Yazid II proscribes any representation of creature in Article Of many ancient statues are broken, of paintings and of the icons are lacerated, the removed crucifixes.

Births in 722

  • Cuthred II, king of the Wessex

Death in 722

Map-bms: 722

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