750

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	7th century – 8th century – 9th century
Decades:	720s  730s  740s  – 750s –  760s  770s  780s
Years:	747 748 749 – 750 – 751 752 753

750 by topic
Arts and science
Archaeology Architecture Art Literature Poetry Music Science
Countries
Lists of leaders
State leaders Colonial governors Religious leaders
Birth and death categories
Births Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments Disestablishments
Works category
Works

750 (DCCL) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 750th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 750th year of the 1st millennium, the 50th year of the 8th century, and the 1st year of the 750s decade. As of the start of 750, the Gregorian calendar was 4 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Asia

• After the defeat of his army in the Battle of the Zab the last Umayyad Caliph, Marwan II, is overthrown and killed. Al-Saffah is proclaimed the first Abbasid Caliph. The capital of the Caliphate will later moved from Damascus to Baghdad, within the territory of the former Persian Empire; this transfer will prove to be a momentous event for Baghdad, which develops into a centre of international trade and culture.

Africa

• The Ghana Empire begins.

Births

for more information, see Category:750 births.

750 Media

• 

  Map of the Great Zab river (Northern Iraq)

• 

  The Great Zab river near Erbil (Iraq)