743

Years: 739 740 741 742 - 743 - 744 745 746 747

Decades: 710s 720s 730s - 740s - 750s 760s 770s

Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century

Events

• Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (724-743) succeeded by al-Walid II ibn Abd al-Malik (743-744).
• Childeric III becomes king of the Franks after an interregnum of seven years.
• Constantine V re-ascends the throne of the Byzantine Empire.

Births

Deaths

• January 31 - Muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam

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