History
 

715

World

General

Population: 224 Million*
  • Conquest: Moslem empire extends from Pyrenees to China – capital at Damascus
  • Entertainment: Earliest known Moslem paintings
  • Religion: Death of Caliph Walid I
    Death of Pope Constantine – Pope Gregory II appointed
    Benedictine monk Winfrith (later St. Boniface) begins mission among the Germans
  • Deaths: Caliph Walid I, Pope Constantine, Byzantine Emperor Anastasius II

Europe

  • Franco-German States: Charles Martel becomes mayor of the Frankish court
    Benedictine monk Winfrith (later St. Boniface) begins mission among the Germans
  • Spanish States: Muslim forces conquer most of Spain, only Basques in mountains remain independent

Middle East

  • Byzantine Empire: Death of Anastasius II the Byzantine emperor
    Emperor Theodosius III rules



 
 
 
 
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