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| Years: 722 723 724 725 - 726 - 727 728 729 730 |
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| Decades: 690s 700s 710s - 720s - 730s 740s 750s |
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| Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century |
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| 726 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 726 DCCXXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1479 |
| Armenian calendar | 175 ԹՎ ՃՀԵ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1118 – -1117 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1270 |
| Chinese calendar | 3362/3422-11-23 (乙丑年十一月廿三日) — to —
3363/3423-12-4(丙寅年十二月初四日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 718 – 719 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4486 – 4487 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 781 – 782 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 648 – 649 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3827 – 3828 |
| Holocene calendar | 10726 |
| Iranian calendar | 104 – 105 |
| Islamic calendar | 107 – 108 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1386 (皇紀1386年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10726 |
| Julian calendar | 771 |
| Korean calendar | 3059 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1269 |
[edit] Events
- Seismic activity in the Mediterranean. The volcanic island of Thera erupts, while the city of Jerash (in present-day Jordan) suffers a major earthquake.
- First annual Sumo tournament held by Emperor Seibu.
- King Ine of Wessex resigns his crown and leaves for Rome. He is succeeded by Æþelheard Aethelheard
- King Æþelbald (Æthelbald of Mercia) becomes King of Mercia.
- Orso Ipato elected Doge of Venice.
- Leo III the Isaurian bans the worship of religious images, beginning of iconoclastic controversies.
- Dúngal mac Selbaig is deposed as king of Dál Riata; Eochaid mac Echdach becomes king.
