Events

By Place

Asia

• The first Buddhist Pala king of Bengal, Gopala-I, comes to power in Gaur by election; this is recognized as one of the first democratic events in the history of South Asia.
• The last Umayyad Caliph, Marwan II (744–750), is overthrown and executed by the first Abbasid Caliph, Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah. The Caliphate is moved to Baghdad, within the territory of the former Persian Empire; this will prove to be a momentous event for Baghdad, which develops into a centre of world trade and culture.

Africa

• The Ghana Empire begins.

Births

Deaths

• Marwan II, caliph (b. 688)

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