746 CE

Or September – Battle of Kafartuta: Caliph Marwan II defeats and kills Al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Shaybani, leader of the Kharijites, in Upper Mesopotamia. The rebels withdraw across the River Tigris, escaping destruction. Arab–Byzantine Wars – Battle of Keramaia: The Byzantine navy scores a crushing victory over the Umayyad Egyptian fleet. Arab–Byzantine Wars: Taking advantage of discontent among the Muslim Arabs, Emperor Constantine V invades Syria, and captures Germanikeia (modern Turkey). He organises the resettlement of part of the local Christian population in Thrace.

In the 740s, the 8th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • August 15 – K'ak' Yipiiy Chan Chaak is installed as the new ruler of the Mayan city state of Naranjo in Guatemala and reigns until his death in 748.source

Conflict & Security

  • August or September – Battle of Kafartuta: Caliph Marwan II defeats and kills Al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Shaybani, leader of the Kharijites, in Upper Mesopotamia. The rebels withdraw across the River Tigris, escaping destruction.source
  • Arab–Byzantine Wars – Battle of Keramaia: The Byzantine navy scores a crushing victory over the Umayyad Egyptian fleet.source
  • Arab–Byzantine Wars: Taking advantage of discontent among the Muslim Arabs, Emperor Constantine V invades Syria, and captures Germanikeia (modern Turkey). He organises the resettlement of part of the local Christian population in Thrace.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Jayshikhari Chavda establishes the Chavda dynasty in Gujarat (India).source

Religion & Belief

  • Guru Rinpoche, Indian Buddhist, travels to Bhutan (eastern end of the Himalayas), to cure the king of Bumthang (approximate date).source
  • The Hida-Kokubunji Temple in Japan is built to pray for peace and prosperity (approximate date).source
  • Council of Cannstatt: Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, convenes an assembly of the Alemanni nobility at Cannstatt (modern Stuttgart), and has most of the magnates, numbering in the thousands, arrested and executed for high treason. This ends the independence of the tribal duchy of Alamannia, which is thereafter governed by counts or dukes appointed by their Frankish overlords.source
  • King Ratchis codifies the Lombard laws, promulgated in Latin, and advised by his council and the Lombard army (approximate date).source

Births

  • Zheng Yuqing, chancellor of the Tang dynasty (died 821)source
  • Kirtivarman II, ruler in the Chalukya dynasty (died 753)source
  • Hui-kuo, Chinese Buddhist monk (died 805)source
  • Zhao Zongru, chancellor of the Tang dynasty (died 832)source
  • Gao Chongwen, general of the Tang dynasty (died 809)source

Deaths

  • Al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Shaybani, leader of the Kharijitessource
  • King Saelred of Essex dies after a 37-year reign. He is succeeded by Swithred, grandson of the late king Sigeheard. Like his predecessors, he is not an independent ruler, but a sub-king of Mercia.source
  • Maelimarchair, bishop of Aughrim (Ireland)source