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* Summer – Anbasa leads a raiding force up the [[Rhône]] and [[Saône]] valleys 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 [[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>
* [[Charles Martel]] invades [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] and kills duke [[Grimoald of Bavaria|Grimoald]] in battle. His son [[Hugbert of Bavaria|Hugbert]] submits to [[Francia|Frankish]] suzerainty and Charles brings back the [[Agilolfings|Agilolfing]] princess [[Swanachild]], who becomes his [[concubine]] (later his wife).
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== Births ==
* [[Paul the Deacon]], Lombard [[monk]] (approximate date)
== Deaths ==
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* [[Grimoald of Bavaria|Grimoald]], duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]]
* [[Nothhelm of Sussex|Nothhelm]], king of [[Kingdom of Sussex|Sussex]]
* [[Ruben of Dairinis]], Irish scholar
* [[April 23]] – [[Wihtred of Kent|Wihtred]], king of [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]]
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