725
Calendar year
Year 725 (DCCXXV common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar . The denomination 725 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
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Europe
Umayyad conquest of Gaul : Muslim forces under Anbasa ibn Suhaym al-Kalbi (governor of Al-Andalus ) capture the fortified town of Carcassonne , which has been under siege (see 720 ), as well as Nîmes in Septimania (the latter without resistance).[ 1] Summer – Anbasa leads a raiding force up the Rhône and Saône Valleys into Burgundy , taking Autun . Muslim raiders reach Sens , Luxeuil and Langres ; the cities are devastated. Some Muslims might also have reached the Vosges Mountains .[ 2]
Duke Eudes of Aquitaine seeks an alliance with Munuza , governor of Cerdagne (eastern Pyrenees ), currently in rebellion against the central Umayyad government at Córdoba in Andalusia (probably not cemented until 729 ).[ 3]
Charles Martel invades Bavaria , and kills Duke Grimoald in battle. His son Hugbert submits to Frankish suzerainty, and Charles brings back the Agilolfing princess Swanachild , who becomes his concubine (later his wife).King Liutprand puts Corsica , nominally under Byzantine authority, under Lombard government, defending it from Muslim raids (approximate date).
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References
^ Collins, R. (1989), p. 213
^ David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 41). ISBN 978-184603-230-1
^ David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 18). ISBN 978-184603-230-1