744

This page relates to the year 744 Calendrier Julien.

Events

The close East and Muslim world

  • April 17th: Beginning of the reign of short duration of Yazid III (death the September 25th), then Ibrahim and finally of Marwan II Caliph S of Damas, the reign of Marwan II continues until in 750. Marwan is installed with Harran on the Euphrate.
  • Abderrahman ibn Habib, back grandson of Oqba ibn Nafi, is proclaimed independent with Tunis.
  • Revolt of the Kharidjites to Kufa (Iraq).
  • Revolt Shiite in the Khorasan supporting the descendant of Abbas, uncle of Mahomet. The rebellion extends to the Iran.

Asia

  • Reign of Yaghlakar (Peïlo or Bouïla) (fine in 747). It founds the empire Ouïgour (fine in 840) which replaces the empire of the Türüks. It takes for capital Ordu Balik (Qara-balghasoum, the black city), located at the edge of the Orkhon.
    • the excavations of Baliglig, on the Orkhon, put at the day a city Ouïgour, of square plan, surrounded by raw brick walls and out of beaten ground, reinforced by bastions. The palate of the khan, difficult to reach fortress, is drawn up in the center of the city. The roof of the palate is covered with tiles. The city is inhabited by farmers and craftsmen, and receives caravans.
  • Countryside of the Chinese against the rebellious Turks of Sémiretchié (Lake Balkhach).

Europe

  • Annexation of the Alémanie by the Francs.
  • Law of Bavarian (744 - 748).
  • Sturmius, disciple of Holy Boniface, founds the monastery of Fulda in Hesse.
  • March 2nd: Synod of Soissons.
  • Capitulary of Soissons supporting the creation of rural markets in the vici . They multiply: one exchanges there the products of first need with only one sum of money ( per denarata ), expression at the origin of the word food product, which one buys with a sum of money.

Births in 744

Death in 744

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