751
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Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century

Decades: 700s 710s 720s 730s 740s - 750s - 760s 770s 780s 790s 800s

Years: 746 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756

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Events

• Pippin the Short is elected as king of the Franks by the Frankish nobility. End of the Merovingian and beginning of the Carolingian dynasty.
• The Lombard king Aistulf captures Ravenna and the Romagna, ending the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna.
• Arabian armies defeated Tang troops in the Battle of Talas.
• Theodore succeeds Theophylact as Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch

Births

• Carloman, king of the Franks

Deaths

• June 29 - Theophylact, Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch
• Childeric III, king of the Franks (approximate date)

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