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==== Europe ====
* [[Roderic]]k becomes king of the [[Visigoths]], but the Visigothic [[Nobility|nobles]] in [[Septimania]] rebel, and proclaim the previous ruler's son [[Achila II|Akhila]] king. The [[Visigothic Kingdom]] is divided into two sub-kingdoms, suffering the first [[Muslim]] raid expedition against the southern [[Iberian Peninsula]].<ref>David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 17). {{ISBN|978-184603-230-1}}</ref> 
* An [[Arab people|Arab]] army is invited into [[Ceuta]] by its governor, [[Julian, Count of Ceuta|Julian]], who is an opponent of Roderick. He encourages them to invade the Iberian Peninsula. [[Tariq ibn Ziyad]] is appointed governor of [[Tangier]] ([[Morocco]]), and establishes a [[Moors|Moorish]] garrison of 1,700 men. 
* [[Lupus I of Aquitaine|Lupus I]], duke of [[Duchy of Gascony|Gascony]], is assassinated in his attempt to seize [[Limoges]] ([[France]]). Eudes becomes ruler over both Gascony and [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]].
* The [[Madara Rider]], an [[Early Middle Ages|early medieval]] [[rock relief]], is carved on the [[Madara (village)|Madara Plateau]] east of [[Shumen]] in [[Bulgaria]] (approximate date).