724

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

Decades: 670s 680s 690s 700s 710s - 720s - 730s 740s 750s 760s 770s

Years: 719 720 721 722 723 - 724 - 725 726 727 728 729

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Events

• End of the reign of Empress Gensho of Japan
• Emperor Shomu 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\n