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Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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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 |
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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.
Events
By geography
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.