AD 757: Difference between revisions

757 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	757; DCCLVII
Ab urbe condita	1510
Armenian calendar	206; ԹՎ ՄԶ
Assyrian calendar	5507
Balinese saka calendar	678–679
Bengali calendar	164
Berber calendar	1707
Buddhist calendar	1301
Burmese calendar	119
Byzantine calendar	6265–6266
Chinese calendar	丙申年 (Fire Monkey); 3454 or 3247; — to —; 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster); 3455 or 3248
Coptic calendar	473–474
Discordian calendar	1923
Ethiopian calendar	749–750
Hebrew calendar	4517–4518
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	813–814
- Shaka Samvat	678–679
- Kali Yuga	3857–3858
Holocene calendar	10757
Iranian calendar	135–136
Islamic calendar	139–140
Japanese calendar	Tenpyō-shōhō 9 / Tenpyō-hōji 1; (天平宝字元年)
Javanese calendar	651–652
Julian calendar	757; DCCLVII
Korean calendar	3090
Minguo calendar	1155 before ROC; 民前1155年
Nanakshahi calendar	−711
Seleucid era	1068/1069 AG
Thai solar calendar	1299–1300
Tibetan calendar	阳火猴年; (male Fire-Monkey); 883 or 502 or −270; — to —; 阴火鸡年; (female Fire-Rooster); 884 or 503 or −269

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	7th century; 8th century ; 9th century;
Decades:	730s; 740s; 750s ; 760s; 770s;
Years:	754; 755; 756; 757 ; 758; 759; 760;

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Year 757 (DCCLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 757 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Europe

Tassilo III, duke of Bavaria, recognizes the supremacy of King Pepin III ("the Short") at an assembly held at Compiègne (Northern France), and becomes a vassal of the Frankish Kingdom. He swears an oath (commendatio) to Pepin, and promises his allegiance.^[1]
King Alfonso I ("the Catholic") dies at Cangas (modern Spain), after an 18-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Fruela I as ruler of Asturias.

Britain

King Æthelbald of Mercia is murdered by his own household in a palace coup. He is succeeded briefly by Beornred, but he is, in turn, ousted by Æthelbald's distant cousin, Offa. In the meantime, Mercian supremacy over Southern England is lost.
King Sigeberht of Wessex acts unjustly and is removed from power by a council of nobles, in favor of Cynewulf. Sigeberht is given control of Hampshire, probably as ealdorman, but he murders one of his own men and is driven out.

Africa

The city of Sijilmasa (modern Morocco) is founded by the Miknasa, a Zenata Berber tribe. They adopt Kharijism-Islam, and establish the Emirate of Sijilmasa in the northern Sahara. It becomes a wealthy trading center as the western end-point of the Trans-Saharan trade.^[2]

The Warfajuma Berbers and their Sufrite allies sweep up from southern Tunisia and capture Kairouan, killing Emir Habib Al-Fihri and putting an end to the Fihrid dynasty. In the meantime, the Ibadites that Ibn Habib had driven out of Tripoli return, rallied by their imam Abu al-Khattab al-Ma'afiri in Jebel Nefusa, the Ibadites recapture Tripoli.

China

January 29 – An Lushan, leader of a revolt and emperor of Yan, is murdered by his own son An Qingxu at Luoyang. He succeeds his father, and appoints Shi Siming as his deputy. The military leaders of the Tang Dynasty are able to retake both of the capitals at Chang'an and at Luoyang. The rebel army is forced to retreat east.
Battle of Suiyang: A Tang garrison (7,000 men) under Zhang Xun defend their fortress against the rebel army at Suiyang. Zhang makes multiple attempts to get food from nearby fortresses, but this is refused. After a desperate 10-month siege, Suiyang is overrun by rebel forces who take the city. Because of famine an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 citizens are cannibalized, only 400 people are left.
December 8 – Du Fu, Chinese poet, returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuan Zong's court, after having escaped the city during the An Lushan Rebellion.

By topic

Catastrophe

March 9 – A major earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria.

Religion

April 26 – Pope Stephen II dies at Rome after a 5-year reign, in which he has freed the papacy from Byzantine rule. Stephen allies with Pepin III against the Lombards, and becomes the first temporal sovereign of the Papal States. He is succeeded by his brother Paul I, as the 93rd pope of the Catholic Church.

Births

April 26 – Hisham I, Muslim emir (d. 796)
Gisela, Frankish abbess (d. 810)
Liu Ji, general of the Tang Dynasty (d. 810)
Yeshe Tsogyal, consort of Trisong Detsen (d. 817)

Deaths

March 14 – Li Lin, prince of the Tang Dynasty
April 26 – Stephen II, pope of the Catholic Church
Æthelbald, king of Mercia
Alfonso I, king of Asturias
An Lushan, Chinese rebel leader
Baldred of Tyninghame, Anglo-Saxon abbot
Bertha of Bingen, German saint
Crimhthann mac Reachtghal, Irish abbot
Cummascach mac Flainn, king of Uí Failghe (Ireland)
Geshu Han, general of the Tang Dynasty
Habib ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, Arab noble
Li Tan, prince of the Tang Dynasty
Ono no Azumabito, Japanese official
Sigeberht, king of Wessex
Suibhne of Clonfert, Irish abbot
Tachibana no Moroe, Japanese prince (b. 684)
Tachibana no Naramaro, Japanese statesman (b. 721)
Zhang Xun, general of the Tang Dynasty (b. 709)

References

^ "PÉPIN LE BREF (741-768)" (in Latin and French). Noctes-gallicanae.org. Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
^ Gilbert Meynier (2010). L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; p.26.

[1] "PÉPIN LE BREF (741-768)" (in Latin and French). Noctes-gallicanae.org. Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2012.

[2] Gilbert Meynier (2010). L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; p.26.

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 Year '''757''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCLVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 757 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
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 ==== Europe ====
-* [[Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria|Tassilo III]], duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]], recognizes the supremacy of king [[Pepin the Short|Pepin III ("the Short")]] at an assembly held at [[Compiègne]] (Northern [[France]]) and becomes a [[vassal]] of the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]]. He swears a [[oath]] (''[[Commendation ceremony|commendatio]]'') to Pepin and promises his [[allegiance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noctes-gallicanae.org/Charlemagne/Annales/Pepin le Bref.htm |title=at |publisher=Noctes-gallicanae.org|date= |accessdate=2012-02-13}}</ref>
+* [[Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria|Tassilo III]], duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]], recognizes the supremacy of King [[Pepin the Short|Pepin III]] ("the Short") at an assembly held at [[Compiègne]] (Northern [[France]]), and becomes a [[vassal]] of the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]]. He swears an [[oath]] (''[[Commendation ceremony|commendatio]]'') to Pepin, and promises his [[allegiance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noctes-gallicanae.org/Charlemagne/Annales/Pepin_le_Bref.htm |title=PÉPIN LE BREF (741-768) |publisher=Noctes-gallicanae.org|access-date=2012-02-13|language=la, fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205213132/http://www.noctes-gallicanae.org/Charlemagne/Annales/Pepin_le_Bref.htm|archive-date=2009-12-05}}</ref>
-* King [[Alfonso I of Asturias|Alfonso I ("the Catholic")]] dies at [[Cangas de Onís|Cangas]] (modern [[Spain]]) after a 18-year reign. He is succeeded by his son [[Fruela I of Asturias|Fruela I]] as ruler of [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]].
+* King [[Alfonso I of Asturias|Alfonso I]] ("the Catholic") dies at [[Cangas de Onís|Cangas]] (modern [[Spain]]), after an 18-year reign. He is succeeded by his son [[Fruela I of Asturias|Fruela I]] as ruler of [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]].
 ==== Britain ====
-* King [[Æthelbald of Mercia]] is murdered by his own household in a palace coup. He is succeeded briefly by [[Beornred of Mercia|Beornred]], but is ousted by Æthelbald's distant cousin, [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]]. In the meantime, [[Mercia]]n supremacy over [[Southern England]] is lost.
+* King [[Æthelbald of Mercia]] is murdered by his own household in a palace coup. He is succeeded briefly by [[Beornred of Mercia|Beornred]], but he is, in turn, ousted by Æthelbald's distant cousin, [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]]. In the meantime, [[Mercia]]n supremacy over [[Southern England]] is lost.
-* King of [[Sigeberht of Wessex]] acts unjustly and is removed from power by a council of [[Nobility|nobles]], in favor of [[Cynewulf of Wessex|Cynewulf]]. Sigeberht is given control of [[Hampshire]], probably as [[ealdorman]]; but he murders one of his own men and is driven out.
+* King [[Sigeberht of Wessex]] acts unjustly and is removed from power by a council of [[Nobility|nobles]], in favor of [[Cynewulf of Wessex|Cynewulf]]. Sigeberht is given control of [[Hampshire]], probably as [[ealdorman]], but he murders one of his own men and is driven out.
 ==== Africa ====
-* Foundation of the city of  [[Sijilmasa]] (modern [[Morocco]]) by the [[Miknasa]], a [[Zenata]] [[Berber people|Berber]] tribe. They adopt [[Khawarij|Kharijism]]-Islam and established the [[Emirate]] of Sijilmasa in the northern [[Sahara]]. It becomes a wealthy trading center as the western end-point of the [[Trans-Saharan trade]].<ref>Gilbert Meynier (2010) ''L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)''. Paris: La Découverte; pp.26.</ref>
+* The city of  [[Sijilmasa]] (modern [[Morocco]]) is founded by the [[Miknasa]], a [[Zenata]] [[Berber people|Berber]] tribe. They adopt [[Khawarij|Kharijism]]-Islam, and establish the [[Emirate]] of Sijilmasa in the northern [[Sahara]]. It becomes a wealthy [[Trade|trading]] center as the western end-point of the [[Trans-Saharan trade]].<ref>Gilbert Meynier (2010). ''L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)''. Paris: La Découverte; p.26.</ref>
+* The [[Berbers|Warfajuma Berbers]] and their [[Sufrite]] allies sweep up from southern Tunisia and capture [[Kairouan]], killing Emir [[Habib ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri|Habib Al-Fihri]] and putting an end to the [[Fihrids|Fihrid dynasty]]. In the meantime, the [[Ibadites]] that [[Habib ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri|Ibn Habib]] had driven out of [[Tripoli,_Libya|Tripoli]] return, rallied by their imam [[Abu al-Khattab|Abu al-Khattab al-Ma'afiri]] in [[Nafusa Mountains|Jebel Nefusa]], the [[Ibadites]] recapture [[Tripoli,_Libya|Tripoli]].
-==== Asia ====
-* [[January 29]] &ndash; [[An Lushan]], leader of a [[An Lushan rebellion|revolt]] against the [[Tang Dynasty]] and emperor of [[Yan (An-Shi)|Yan]], is murdered by his own son, [[An Qingxu]].
+==== China ====
-* [[March 9]] &ndash; A major [[earthquake]] strikes [[Palestine]] and [[Syria]].
+* [[January 29]] &ndash; [[An Lushan]], leader of a revolt and emperor of [[Yan (An–Shi)|Yan]], is murdered by his own son [[An Qingxu]] at [[Luoyang]]. He succeeds his father, and appoints [[Shi Siming]] as his deputy. The military leaders of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] are able to retake both of the capitals at [[Chang'an]] and at [[Luoyang]]. The rebel army is forced to retreat east.
-*[[December 8]] &ndash; [[Du Fu]] returns to [[Chang'an]] as a member of [[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang China|Emperor Xuanzong]]'s court, after having escaped the city during the [[An Lushan Rebellion]].
+* [[Battle of Suiyang]]: A Tang [[garrison]] (7,000 men) under [[Zhang Xun (Tang dynasty)|Zhang Xun]] defend their [[Fortification|fortress]] against the rebel army at [[Suiyang District|Suiyang]]. Zhang makes multiple attempts to get food from nearby fortresses, but this is refused. After a desperate 10-month siege, Suiyang is overrun by rebel forces who take the city. Because of famine an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 citizens are [[Human cannibalism|cannibalized]], only 400 people are left.
-* The [[Battle of Suiyang]] is fought.
+* [[December 8]] &ndash; [[Du Fu]], Chinese [[Chinese poetry|poet]], returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor [[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang|Xuan Zong]]'s court, after having escaped the city during the [[An Lushan Rebellion]].
 === By topic ===
+==== Catastrophe ====
+* [[March 9]] &ndash; A major earthquake strikes [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] and [[Syria]].
 ==== Religion ====
+* [[April 26]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]] dies at [[Rome]] after a 5-year reign, in which he has freed the papacy from [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] rule. Stephen allies with Pepin III against the [[Lombards]], and becomes the first temporal [[Sovereignty|sovereign]] of the [[Papal States]]. He is succeeded by his brother [[Pope Paul I|Paul I]], as the 93rd [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]].
-* [[May 29]] &ndash; [[Pope Paul I]] succeeds [[Pope Stephen II]] as the 93rd [[pope]].
 </onlyinclude>
 == Births ==
+* [[April 26]] &ndash; [[Hisham I of Córdoba|Hisham I]], Muslim [[emir]] (d. [[796]])
+* [[Gisela, Abbess of Chelles|Gisela]], Frankish [[abbess]] (d. [[810]])
+* [[Liu Ji (general)|Liu Ji]], general of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] (d. 810)
 * [[Yeshe Tsogyal]], consort of [[Trisong Detsen]] (d. [[817]])
 == Deaths ==
+[[File:La donacion de Pipino el Breve al Papa Esteban II.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Pope Stephen II]] died on April 26, 757]]
+* [[March 14]] &ndash; [[Li Lin (prince)|Li Lin]], prince of the Tang Dynasty
+* [[April 26]] &ndash; [[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]]
 * [[Æthelbald of Mercia|Æthelbald]], king of [[Mercia]]
-* [[April 26]] &ndash; [[Pope Stephen II]]
 * [[Alfonso I of Asturias|Alfonso I]], king of [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]]
+* [[An Lushan]], Chinese rebel leader
+* [[Baldred of Tyninghame]], Anglo-Saxon [[abbot]]
+* [[Bertha of Bingen]], German saint
+* [[Crimhthann mac Reachtghal]], Irish abbot
+* [[Cummascach mac Flainn]], king of [[Uí Failghe]] ([[Ireland]])
+* [[Geshu Han]], general of the Tang Dynasty
+* [[Habib ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri]], Arab noble
+* [[Li Tan]], prince of the Tang Dynasty
+* [[Ono no Azumabito]], Japanese official
 * [[Sigeberht of Wessex|Sigeberht]], king of [[Wessex]]
-* [[Baldred of Tyninghame]], [[hermit]] and saint
+* [[Suibhne of Clonfert]], Irish abbot
-* [[Crimhthann mac Reachtghal]], [[Abbot]] of [[Clonfert]]
+* [[Tachibana no Moroe]], Japanese prince (b. [[684]])
+* [[Tachibana no Naramaro]], Japanese statesman (b. [[721]])
-* [[Suibhne of Clonfert]], Abbot of Clonfert
+* [[Zhang Xun (Tang dynasty)|Zhang Xun]], general of the Tang Dynasty (b. [[709]])
-* [[Cummascach mac Flainn]], king of Uí Failge
-* [[Geshu Han]], general under the Tang Dynasty
-* [[Zhang Xun (Tang Dynasty)|Zhang Xun]], general under the Tang Dynasty
-* [[An Lushan]], noted Tang Dynasty military commander
-* [[Li Lin (prince)|Li Lin]], imperial prince of the Tang Dynasty
-* [[Li Tan]], imperial prince of the Tang Dynasty
-* [[Ono no Azumabito]], court official during [[Japan]]'s [[Nara Period]]
-* [[Habib ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri]], [[Arab]] noble, ruler of [[Ifriqiya]]
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