724
Year 724 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 724 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
By place
Europe
- Ragenfrid, ex-mayor of the palace of Neustria, revolts against Charles Martel. He is easily defeated, and Ragenfrid gives up his sons as hostages, in return for being allowed to keep his lands in Anjou.
- Cináed mac Írgalaig also known as "the one-eyed" becomes High King of Ireland.
Arabian Empire
- January 26 - Caliph Yazid II dies of tuberculosis after a 4-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, who appoints Khalid al-Qasri as governor of Iraq.
- The Turgesh Khaganate scores a major victory over the Arabs, in the "Day of Thirst" near Khujand.
- A Muslim fleet raids the Byzantine-ruled Balearic Islands, as well as Byzantine Sardinia and Lombard Corsica.
Japan
- March 3 - Empress Genshō abdicates the throne, in favor of her 23-year-old nephew Shōmu. He is the son of the late emperor Monmu, and becomes the 45th monarch of Japan.
Mesoamerica
- K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat becomes king of the Maya city-state of Quiriguá, until his death in 785.
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