720 - Events. Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz succeeded by Yazid II ibn Abd al-Malik The Nihonshoki (日本書紀), one of the oldest history books in Japan, is completed 720 - Births. Bertrada, wife of Pippin III (d. 783) Pope Stephen IV (d. 772) 720 - Deaths. Sainte Odile, patron saint of Alsace Tariq ibn Ziyad, Moorish general Category: Including:

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The Khagans were the supreme chiefs of the people, holding a position of much influence and spiritual authority, but not much actual day-to-day command. List of Khazar rulers - 618 — 650. For the period between the 650s and the 680s, one will sometimes see references to a Khalga, fl. mid 660s, and a Kaban, fl. late 660s. Researchers should be aware that these names derive from a single document, the Djagfar tarikhy, and that a great many scholars have severely attacke ...

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Chari-Baguirmi is one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. Located in the west of the country, Chari-Baguirmi covers an area of 82,910 square kilometers and has a population of 720,941 (as of 1993). Its capital is Ndjamena. Other related archives1993, Chad, Ndjamena, prefectures

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The Hymns of Dirghatamas in the Rig Veda

Some scholars have claimed that the Babylonians invented the zodiac of 360 degrees around 700 BCE, perhaps even earlier. Many claim that India received the knowledge of the zodiac from Babylonia or even later from Greece. However, as old as the Rig Veda, the oldest Vedic text, there are clear references to a chakra or wheel of 360 spokes placed in the sky. The number 360 and its related numbers like 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 108, 432 and 720 occur commonly in Vedic symbolism. It is in the hymns of the great Rishi Dirghatamas (RV I.140 - 164) that we have the clearest such references.

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Events Pope Adrian I succeeds Pope Stephen IV. Adrian I turns to Charlemagne for support against king Desiderius of the Lombards. Charlemagne starts fighting the Saxons. Offa of Mercia conquers Sussex (approximate date). Births Bai Ju Yi, Chinese poet Deaths January 24: Pope Stephen IV (b. 720) Category: 772 ...

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Events End of the reign of Empress Gensho of Japan. Emperor Shōmu succeeds to the throne of Japan. Umayyad caliph Yazid II ibn Abd al-Malik (720-724) succeeded by Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (724–743) Births Deaths Tonyukuk, Turkic grand vizier and commander-in-chief (approximate date) Chotrud or Rotrude, wife of Charles Martel Category: 724 ...

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Lalla (720 - 790) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer who belonged to a family of astronomers. His most famous work was entitled Shishyadhividdhidatantra. Interestingly, he did not believe in the rotation of the Earth. He is also known for having published the earliest known description of a Perpetuum Mobile in Shishyadhividdhidatantra. Lalla - Publications. Jyotisaratnakosa. Most popular astronomy book in India for 300 years. Shishyadhividdhidatantra Ano ...

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Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 640s - 650s - 660s - 670s - 680s - 690s - 700s - 710s - 720s - 730s - 740s Years: 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 Events: Category: 690s ...

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Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 630s - 640s - 650s - 660s - 670s - 680s - 690s - 700s - 710s - 720s - 730s Years: 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 Events: Battle of Karbala Category: 680s ...

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Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 620s - 630s - 640s - 650s - 660s - 670s - 680s - 690s - 700s - 710s - 720s Years: 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 670s - Events. 674-677 - Arab army first besieges Constantinople Category: 670s ...

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Baizhang Huaihai (Chinese: 百丈懷海; pinyin: Bǎizhàng Huáihái; Wade-Giles: Pai-chang Huai-hai; Japanese: Hyakujo Ekai) (720-814) was a Chinese Zen master during the Tang Dynasty. He was a dharma heir of Mazu Daoyi (Wade-Giles: Ma-tsu Tao-i). Baizhang's students included: Huangbo and Lingyu. Baizhang stablished an early set of rules for Chan (Chinese Zen) monastic discipline, the Pure Rules of Huai Hai ...

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MW- 720 kHz" MW - 720 kHz BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It is broadcast on 92 - 95 MHz FM (95.80 MHz in central Scotland, and 103-104.5 MHz in parts of Wales) and 198 kHz longwave 720 kHz Medium wave; and via DAB, satellite (FM is broadcast on Sky channel 854 and LW is broadcast on Sky channel 893), selected Cable television providers, Freeview channel 704 and the Internet. It superseded its ...

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Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC - 760s BC - 750s BC 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC 760s BC - Events and trends. June 15 763 BC - A solar eclipse at this date is used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history 760s BC - Significant people. Category: 760s BC ...

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Pharaoh ( Arabic فرعون) is a title used to refer to the kings (of godly status) in ancient Egypt. Pharaoh - Etymology. The term derives ultimately from the Egyptian words Pr-Aa meaning "Great House." Originally a term for the royal palace, this word came into vogue to refer to the king. The earliest certain instance of the term "pharaoh" is in a letter addressed to Thutmose III in the mid-Eighteenth Dynasty (1539-1292 BC). By the Twenty-Second Dynasty (c. 945-c. 720 BC) this usage ...

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Aurora is a village located in Cayuga County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 720. Prior to American settlement, a major Cayuga village, Chonodote, stood very near to the present-day site of Aurora village. Chonodote was destroyed by the Sullivan Expedition in 1779. The Village of Aurora is in the Town of Ledyard on the shore of Cayuga Lake. Wells College is in this village. It's currently in the middle of a feud related to the renovation of some historical buildings. ...

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Bute, sometimes known as Buteshire (Siorrachd Bhòid in Gaelic), is a small traditional county of Scotland. It comprises a number of islands in the Firth of Clyde, the principal ones being the Isle of Bute, the Isle of Arran, and Great Cumbrae. In 2001 its usually resident population was 13,720. Currently the Isle of Bute is also part of the unitary authority of Argyll and Bute, and the Isle of Arran and Great Cumbrae are administratively also in North Ayrshire. The traditional county tow ...

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Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Twenty-Second Dynasty. The Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Third Intermediate Period. The Twenty-Second Dynasty ruled between 945 BC or 943 BC and 720 BC. Their kings were Meshwesh Libyans, who had settled in Egypt since the Twentieth Dynasty. Manetho states that the dynasty originated at Bubastis, but the kings almost certainly ruled from Tanis, which ...

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Ungava Bay is a large bay in northeastern Canada separating Nunavik (far northern Québec) from Baffin Island. The bay is shaped like a curved square with a side length of about 180 kilometres and has an area of approximately 33,000 km2 (12,720 mi2). It is generally fairly shallow, though at its border with the Atlantic Ocean depths of 300 metres (980 feet) are reached. There are a number of islands within Ungava Bay. The largest, Akpatok Island, and others north of 60° N are part of the territory of Nunavut, whilst s ...

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The Cullinan Diamond, found by Frederick Wells, surface manager of the Premier Diamond Mining Company in Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa on June 25 1905, is the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever found, at 3,106.75 carats (621.35 g). Although a carbonado found in Brazil weighed more than 3,600 carats (720 g), no gem-quality material could be extracted from it. The stone was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the diamond mine. The stone was bought by the Transvaal government and presented to King Edward VII. It wa ...

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