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* [[Islamic invasion of Gaul#Umayyad conquest of Septimania|Umayyad conquest of Gaul]]: Muslim forces under [[Anbasa ibn Suhaym Al-Kalbi|Anbasa ibn Suhaym al-Kalbi]], (governor of [[Al-Andalus]],) capture the [[Defensive wall|fortified]] town of [[Carcassonne]], which has been under [[siege]] (see [[720]]), as well as [[Nîmes]] in [[Septimania]], (the latter without resistance).<ref>Collins, R. (1989), p. 213</ref>

* Summer &ndash; Anbasa leads a raiding force up the [[Rhône]] and [[Saône]] valleysValleys into [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]], taking [[Autun]]. Muslim raiders reach [[Sens]], [[Luxeuil-les-Bains|Luxeuil]] and [[Langres]],; the cities are devastated. Some [[Arab Muslims|Muslims]] might also have reached the [[Vosges Mountains]].<ref>David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 41). {{ISBN |978-184603-230-1}}</ref>

* Duke [[Odo the Great|Eudes]] of [[Aquitaine]] seeks an [[Military alliance|alliance]] with [[Munuza]], governor of [[Cerdanya|Cerdagne]] (eastern [[Pyrenees]]), currently in rebellion against the central [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] government at [[Córdoba, Andalusia|Córdoba]] in [[Andalusia]] (probably not cemented until [[729]]).<ref>David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 18). {{ISBN |978-184603-230-1}}</ref>

* The [[exile]]d prince [[Ealdbert]], possibly a nephew of kingKing [[Ine of Wessex]] looking for recognition as his heir, seeks sanctuary in [[Kingdom of Sussex|Sussex]]. Ine attacks the [[Sussex|South Saxons]] and kills Ealdbert.

* [[April 23]] &ndash; King [[Wihtred of Kent]] dies after a 3435-year reign. The kingdom is divided between his three sons: [[Æthelbert II of Kent|Æthelbert II]] as overking, [[Eadbert I of Kent|Eadbert I]] in [[West Kent]] and [[Alric of Kent|Alric]].

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* In [[ChinaYi Xing]], theChinese [[TangBhikkhu|Buddhist Dynastymonk]] and [[Buddhistastronomer]] monk, astronomer,applies and mechanical engineera [[YiClock#Fully Xingmechanical|clockwork]] applies a clockwork [[escapement]] mechanism, to provide rotating motion to his astronomical [[armillary sphere]].

* [[Bede]], Northumbrian [[monk]]-historian, writes ''[[The Reckoning of Time]]'' (''De temporum ratione''), explaining how to [[Computus|calculate medieval Easter]].

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