Editing 721

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Year '''721''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCXXI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 721 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* [[February 13]] &ndash; King [[Chilperic II]] dies at [[Attigny, Ardennes|Attigny]] ([[Ardennes]]), after a five-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Theuderic IV]], infant son of [[Dagobert III]], as [[Merovingian dynasty|Merovingian]] ruler of the [[Franks]], under the control of the [[mayor of the palace]], [[Charles Martel]].
* Summer &ndash; Charles Martel restores the authority of the [[Austrasia]]n palace throughout the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]], including against Frankish-claimed [[Aquitaine]] and [[Provence]] (Southern [[France]]). He exiles [[Rigobert]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims|Reims]], to [[Gascony]].<ref>David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 18). {{ISBN|978-184603-230-1}}</ref>
* [[June 9]] &ndash; [[Battle of Toulouse (721)|Battle of Toulouse]]: After besieging [[Toulouse]] for three months, [[Muslim]] forces under governor (''[[Wali (administrative title)|wali]]'') [[Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani]] are defeated by [[Odo the Great|Eudes]], [[duke of Aquitaine]], preventing the extension of [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] control over [[Gaul]].
* [[Anbasa ibn Suhaym Al-Kalbi]] is appointed governor of [[Al-Andalus]], after the death of Al-Samh. The Muslims under [[Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi|Abdul Rahman al-Ghafiqi]] withdraw to [[Narbonne]]. The [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] duke Amrus of the [[Province of Lleida|Lerida]] area recognises Umayyad rule.<ref>David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 41). {{ISBN|978-184603-230-1}}</ref>
* [[Tervel of Bulgaria|Tervel]], ruler (''[[khagan]]'') of the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]], dies after a 21-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Kormesiy of Bulgaria|Kormesiy]], possibly a son of Tervel, who is co-ruler and a descendant of the royal [[Dulo clan]]. 
* [[Prague]] is founded (according to [[legend]]) by Princess [[Libuše]] and her husband [[Přemysl, the Ploughman|Přemysl]], founder of the [[Přemyslid dynasty]] (approximate date).

==== Britain ====
* King [[Ine of Wessex]] defeats Prince [[Ine of Wessex#Other conflicts|Cynewulf]], an unknown relation making a push for the [[throne]] of [[Wessex]].

==== Central America ====
*[[May 31]] &ndash; [[Wak Chanil Ajaw]] (Lady Six Sky), who had been the regent for her son [[Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Chaak]] from 693 until his attainment of majority, becomes the new [[Maya rulers|queen of the Mayan city state]] of [[Naranjo]] in [[Guatemala]] when K'ak Tiliw dies from unknown causes.  She reigns until her death in [[741]].

==== China ====
* Rains and heavy [[storm]]s around the southern seaport of [[Yangzhou]] destroy over 1,000 ships and boats in the [[Grand Canal (China)|Grand Canal]], during the [[Tang dynasty]] (approximate date).

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Prüm Abbey]] is founded by [[Bertrada of Prüm|Bertrada]], daughter of former king [[Theuderic III]], and her son [[Charibert of Laon|Charibert]], count of [[Laon]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[as-Saffah|Abul Abbas al-Saffah]], Muslim caliph (approximate date)
* [[Fujiwara no Uona]], Japanese minister (d. [[783]])
* [[Jābir ibn Hayyān]], Muslim [[Alchemy|alchemist]] (approximate date)
* [[Tachibana no Naramaro]], Japanese statesman (d. [[AD 757|757]])

== Deaths ==
* [[February 13]] &ndash; [[Chilperic II]], king of the [[Franks]] 
* [[May 7]] &ndash; [[John of Beverley]], bishop of [[Diocese of York|York]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint John of Beverley {{!}} English bishop |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Beverley |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[December 29]] &ndash; [[Empress Genmei|Genmei]], empress of [[Japan]] (b. [[660]])
* [[Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani]], Muslim general (approximate date)
* [[Ardo]], king of the [[Visigoths]] (or [[720]])
* [[Eadfrith of Lindisfarne|Eadfrith]], [[bishop of Lindisfarne]]
* [[Headda]], bishop of [[Diocese of Lichfield|Lichfield]] (approximate date) 
* [[Liu Zhiji]], Chinese [[historian]] (b. [[661]])
* [[Tervel of Bulgaria|Tervel]], ruler (''[[khagan]]'') of the [[First Bulgarian Empire|Bulgarian Empire]]
* [[Yao Chong]], [[chancellor of the Tang dynasty]] (b. [[650]])

== References ==
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