Editing AD 757

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Year '''757''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCLVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 757 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 ====
* [[Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria|Tassilo III]], duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]], recognizes the supremacy of King [[Pepin the Short|Pepin III]] ("the Short") at an assembly held at [[Compiègne]] (Northern [[France]]), and becomes a [[vassal]] of the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]]. He swears an [[oath]] (''[[Commendation ceremony|commendatio]]'') to Pepin, and promises his [[allegiance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noctes-gallicanae.org/Charlemagne/Annales/Pepin_le_Bref.htm |title=PÉPIN LE BREF (741-768) |publisher=Noctes-gallicanae.org|access-date=2012-02-13|language=la, fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205213132/http://www.noctes-gallicanae.org/Charlemagne/Annales/Pepin_le_Bref.htm|archive-date=2009-12-05}}</ref>
* King [[Alfonso I of Asturias|Alfonso I]] ("the Catholic") dies at [[Cangas de Onís|Cangas]] (modern [[Spain]]), after an 18-year reign. He is succeeded by his son [[Fruela I of Asturias|Fruela I]] as ruler of [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]].

==== Britain ====
* King [[Æthelbald of Mercia]] is murdered by his own household in a palace coup. He is succeeded briefly by [[Beornred of Mercia|Beornred]], but he is, in turn, ousted by Æthelbald's distant cousin, [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]]. In the meantime, [[Mercia]]n supremacy over [[Southern England]] is lost. 
* King [[Sigeberht of Wessex]] acts unjustly and is removed from power by a council of [[Nobility|nobles]], in favor of [[Cynewulf of Wessex|Cynewulf]]. Sigeberht is given control of [[Hampshire]], probably as [[ealdorman]], but he murders one of his own men and is driven out.

==== Africa ====
* The city of  [[Sijilmasa]] (modern [[Morocco]]) is founded by the [[Miknasa]], a [[Zenata]] [[Berber people|Berber]] tribe. They adopt [[Khawarij|Kharijism]]-Islam, and establish the [[Emirate]] of Sijilmasa in the northern [[Sahara]]. It becomes a wealthy [[Trade|trading]] center as the western end-point of the [[Trans-Saharan trade]].<ref>Gilbert Meynier (2010). ''L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)''. Paris: La Découverte; p.26.</ref>

* The [[Berbers|Warfajuma Berbers]] and their [[Sufrite]] allies sweep up from southern Tunisia and capture [[Kairouan]], killing Emir [[Habib ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri|Habib Al-Fihri]] and putting an end to the [[Fihrids|Fihrid dynasty]]. In the meantime, the [[Ibadites]] that [[Habib ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri|Ibn Habib]] had driven out of [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] return, rallied by their imam [[Abu al-Khattab|Abu al-Khattab al-Ma'afiri]] in [[Nafusa Mountains|Jebel Nefusa]], the [[Ibadites]] recapture [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]].

==== China ====
* [[January 29]] &ndash; [[An Lushan]], leader of a revolt and emperor of [[Yan (An–Shi)|Yan]], is murdered by his own son [[An Qingxu]] at [[Luoyang]]. He succeeds his father, and appoints [[Shi Siming]] as his deputy. The military leaders of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] are able to retake both of the capitals at [[Chang'an]] and at [[Luoyang]]. The rebel army is forced to retreat east. 
* [[Battle of Suiyang]]: A Tang [[garrison]] (7,000 men) under [[Zhang Xun (Tang dynasty)|Zhang Xun]] defend their [[Fortification|fortress]] against the rebel army at [[Suiyang District|Suiyang]]. Zhang makes multiple attempts to get food from nearby fortresses, but this is refused. After a desperate 10-month siege, Suiyang is overrun by rebel forces who take the city. Because of famine an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 citizens are [[Human cannibalism|cannibalized]], only 400 people are left.    
* [[December 8]] &ndash; [[Du Fu]], Chinese [[Chinese poetry|poet]], returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor [[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang|Xuan Zong]]'s court, after having escaped the city during the [[An Lushan Rebellion]].

=== By topic ===

==== Catastrophe ====
* [[March 9]] &ndash; A major earthquake strikes [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] and [[Syria]].

==== Religion ====
* [[April 26]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]] dies at [[Rome]] after a 5-year reign, in which he has freed the papacy from [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] rule. Stephen allies with Pepin III against the [[Lombards]], and becomes the first temporal [[Sovereignty|sovereign]] of the [[Papal States]]. He is succeeded by his brother [[Pope Paul I|Paul I]], as the 93rd [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]].
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== Births ==
* [[April 26]] &ndash; [[Hisham I of Córdoba|Hisham I]], Muslim [[emir]] (d. [[796]])
* [[Gisela, Abbess of Chelles|Gisela]], Frankish [[abbess]] (d. [[810]])
* [[Liu Ji (general)|Liu Ji]], general of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] (d. 810)
* [[Yeshe Tsogyal]], consort of [[Trisong Detsen]] (d. [[817]])

== Deaths ==
[[File:La donacion de Pipino el Breve al Papa Esteban II.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Pope Stephen II]] died on April 26, 757]]
* [[March 14]] &ndash; [[Li Lin (prince)|Li Lin]], prince of the Tang Dynasty
* [[April 26]] &ndash; [[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]]
* [[Æthelbald of Mercia|Æthelbald]], king of [[Mercia]]
* [[Alfonso I of Asturias|Alfonso I]], king of [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]]
* [[An Lushan]], Chinese rebel leader
* [[Baldred of Tyninghame]], Anglo-Saxon [[abbot]]
* [[Bertha of Bingen]], German saint
* [[Crimhthann mac Reachtghal]], Irish abbot
* [[Cummascach mac Flainn]], king of [[Uí Failghe]] ([[Ireland]]) 
* [[Geshu Han]], general of the Tang Dynasty
* [[Habib ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri]], Arab noble
* [[Li Tan]], prince of the Tang Dynasty
* [[Ono no Azumabito]], Japanese official
* [[Sigeberht of Wessex|Sigeberht]], king of [[Wessex]]
* [[Suibhne of Clonfert]], Irish abbot
* [[Tachibana no Moroe]], Japanese prince (b. [[684]])
* [[Tachibana no Naramaro]], Japanese statesman (b. [[721]])
* [[Zhang Xun (Tang dynasty)|Zhang Xun]], general of the Tang Dynasty (b. [[709]])

== References ==
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