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Calendar year

Years Millennium 1st millennium Centuries 7th century 8th century 9th century Decades 690s 700s 710s 720s 730s Years 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 v t e

710 by topic Leaders Political entities State leaders Religious leaders Categories Births Deaths Establishments v t e

710 in various calendars Gregorian calendar 710 DCCX Ab urbe condita 1463 Armenian calendar 159 ԹՎ ՃԾԹ Assyrian calendar 5460 Balinese saka calendar 631–632 Bengali calendar 116–117 Berber calendar 1660 Buddhist calendar 1254 Burmese calendar 72 Byzantine calendar 6218–6219 Chinese calendar 己酉年 (Earth Rooster) 3407 or 3200 — to — 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 3408 or 3201 Coptic calendar 426–427 Discordian calendar 1876 Ethiopian calendar 702–703 Hebrew calendar 4470–4471 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 766–767 - Shaka Samvat 631–632 - Kali Yuga 3810–3811 Holocene calendar 10710 Iranian calendar 88–89 Islamic calendar 91–92 Japanese calendar Wadō 3 (和銅３年) Javanese calendar 603–604 Julian calendar 710 DCCX Korean calendar 3043 Minguo calendar 1202 before ROC 民前1202年 Nanakshahi calendar −758 Seleucid era 1021/1022 AG Thai solar calendar 1252–1253 Tibetan calendar ས་མོ་བྱ་ལོ་ (female Earth-Bird) 836 or 455 or −317 — to — ལྕགས་ཕོ་ཁྱི་ལོ་ (male Iron-Dog) 837 or 456 or −316

The [Arabs](/source/Umayyad_Caliphate) begin a raiding expedition against the [Visigothic Kingdom](/source/Visigothic_Kingdom) in [Spain](/source/Spain) (8th century)

Year **710** (**[DCCX](/source/Roman_numerals)**) was a [common year starting on Wednesday](/source/Common_year_starting_on_Wednesday) of the [Julian calendar](/source/Julian_calendar). The denomination 710 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [Anno Domini](/source/Anno_Domini) [calendar era](/source/Calendar_era) became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

## Events

### By place

#### Byzantine Empire

- The Byzantine outpost of [Cherson](/source/Chersonesus_(Crimea)) ([Crimea](/source/Crimea)) rebels (with [Khazar](/source/Khazars) assistance) against Emperor [Justinian II](/source/Justinian_II). He sends a fleet under the *[patrikios](/source/Patrician_(ancient_Rome)#Late_Roman_and_Byzantine_period)* Stephen, which retakes the city and restores Byzantine control. The fleet, however, is struck by a [storm](/source/Storm) on its way back and loses many ships, while the Chersonites, again with the aid of the Khazars, rebel anew.[1]

- The Byzantine general [Leo](/source/Leo_III_the_Isaurian) (future emperor Leo III) recovers the [Abkhazia](/source/Kingdom_of_Abkhazia) ([Caucasus](/source/Caucasus)) for the [Byzantine Empire](/source/Byzantine_Empire), from the Arabs.[2]

#### Europe

- [Roderick](/source/Roderic) becomes king of the [Visigoths](/source/Visigoths), but the Visigothic [nobles](/source/Nobility) in [Septimania](/source/Septimania) rebel, and proclaim the previous ruler's son [Akhila](/source/Achila_II) king. The [Visigothic Kingdom](/source/Visigothic_Kingdom) is divided into two sub-kingdoms, suffering the first [Muslim](/source/Muslim) raid expedition against the southern [Iberian Peninsula](/source/Iberian_Peninsula).[3]

- An [Arab](/source/Arab_people) army is invited into [Ceuta](/source/Ceuta) by its governor, [Julian](/source/Julian%2C_Count_of_Ceuta), who is an opponent of Roderick. He encourages them to invade the Iberian Peninsula. [Tariq ibn Ziyad](/source/Tariq_ibn_Ziyad) is appointed governor of [Tangier](/source/Tangier) ([Morocco](/source/Morocco)), and establishes a [Moorish](/source/Moors) garrison of 1,700 men.

- [Lupus I](/source/Lupus_I_of_Aquitaine), duke of [Gascony](/source/Duchy_of_Gascony), is assassinated in his attempt to seize [Limoges](/source/Limoges) ([France](/source/France)). Eudes becomes ruler over both Gascony and [Aquitaine](/source/Duchy_of_Aquitaine).

- The [Madara Rider](/source/Madara_Rider), an [early medieval](/source/Early_Middle_Ages) [rock relief](/source/Rock_relief), is carved on the [Madara Plateau](/source/Madara_(village)) east of [Shumen](/source/Shumen) in [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria) (approximate date).

#### Britain

- Kings [Ine of Wessex](/source/Ine_of_Wessex) and [Nothhelm of Sussex](/source/Nothhelm_of_Sussex) fight against King [Geraint of Dumnonia](/source/Geraint_of_Dumnonia), who dies in battle. Ine's advance brings him control of what is now [Devon](/source/Devon); he establishes a fortress at [Taunton](/source/Taunton).[4]

- Beorhtfrith fights against the [Picts](/source/Picts) between Haefe and Caere[5] (assumed to be between the rivers [Avon](/source/River_Avon%2C_Falkirk) and [Carron](/source/River_Carron_(Forth)), which flow into the [Firth of Forth](/source/Firth_of_Forth) in [Scotland](/source/Scotland)).

#### Africa

- [Salih I ibn Mansur](/source/Salih_I_ibn_Mansur) founds the Muslim [Kingdom of Nekor](/source/Kingdom_of_Nekor) (Morocco). He converts the local [Berber](/source/Berber_people) tribes to [Islam](/source/Islam).

#### Asia

- [April 5](/source/April_5) – Emperor [Zhong Zong](/source/Emperor_Zhongzong_of_Tang) of the [Tang dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty) has his chief ministers of court, sons-in-law, and high-ranking military officers engage (during the [Cold Food Festival](/source/Cold_Food_Festival)) in the festive game of [tug of war](/source/Tug_of_war), within a palace of [Chang'an](/source/Chang'an).

- [July 3](/source/July_3) – Zhong Zong is assassinated, allegedly [poisoned](/source/Poison) by Empress [Wei](/source/Empress_Wei_(Tang_dynasty)), who fails to install her daughter [Li Guo'er](/source/Princess_Anle) as heir to the [throne](/source/Throne). [Princess Taiping](/source/Princess_Taiping) and her nephew [Li Longji](/source/Emperor_Xuanzong_of_Tang) launch a coup, and restore [Rui Zong](/source/Emperor_Ruizong_of_Tang) as emperor.

- The [Asuka period](/source/Asuka_period), the second and last part of the [Yamato period](/source/Yamato_period), ends, and the [Nara period](/source/Nara_period) begins; [Heijō-kyō](/source/Heij%C5%8D-ky%C5%8D) ([Nara](/source/Nara%2C_Nara)) becomes the capital of [Japan](/source/Japan).

### By topic

#### Religion

- [October 5](/source/October_5) – [Pope Constantine](/source/Pope_Constantine) departs for a year-long visit to [Constantinople](/source/Constantinople). He will be the last [pontiff](/source/Pontiff) to visit the capital for more than a thousand years.

- The first (wooden) [Al-Aqsa Mosque](/source/Qibli_Mosque) is finished.

## Births

- [Fulrad](/source/Fulrad), Frankish [abbot](/source/Abbot) (d. [784](/source/784))

- [Hnabi](/source/Hnabi), duke of the [Alemanni](/source/Alemanni) (approximate date)

- [Leoba](/source/Leoba), Anglo-Saxon [nun](/source/Nun) (approximate date)

- [Lullus](/source/Lullus), archbishop of [Mainz](/source/Mainz) (approximate date)

- [Walpurga](/source/Saint_Walpurga), Anglo-Saxon [missionary](/source/Missionary) (d. [779](/source/779))

## Deaths

- [January 9](/source/January_9) – [Adrian of Canterbury](/source/Adrian_of_Canterbury), abbot and [scholar](/source/Scholarly_method)

- [March 27](/source/March_27) – [Rupert](/source/Rupert_of_Salzburg), bishop of [Salzburg](/source/Salzburg)

- [June 30](/source/June_30) – [Erentrude](/source/Saint_Erentrude), Frankish [abbess](/source/Abbess)

- [July 3](/source/July_3) – [Zhong Zong](/source/Emperor_Zhongzong_of_Tang), emperor of the [Tang dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty) (b. [656](/source/656))

- [July 21](/source/July_21) - [Li Guo'er](/source/Princess_Anle), princess of the Tang dynasty - [Shangguan Wan'er](/source/Shangguan_Wan'er), Chinese poet (b. [664](/source/664)) - [Empress Wei](/source/Empress_Wei_(Tang_dynasty)), empress of the Tang dynasty

- [September 10](/source/September_10) – [Li Chongfu](/source/Li_Chongfu), imperial prince of the [Chinese](/source/History_of_China) [Tang dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty) (b. c. [680](/source/680))

- [Al-Akhtal](/source/Akhtal), Arab [poet](/source/Poet)

- [Arikesari Maravarman](/source/Arikesari_Maravarman), king of the [Pandyan Empire](/source/Pandyan_dynasty) ([India](/source/India))

- [Bahram VII](/source/Bahram_VII), son of [Yazdegerd III](/source/Yazdegerd_III)

- [Congal Cennmagair](/source/Congal_Cennmagair), [High King of Ireland](/source/High_King_of_Ireland)

- [Emebert](/source/Emebert), bishop of [Cambrai](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Cambrai)

- [Geraint](/source/Geraint_of_Dumnonia), king of [Dumnonia](/source/Dumnonia) ([England](/source/England))

- [Giles](/source/Saint_Giles), Frankish abbot (approximate date)

- [Kakinomoto no Hitomaro](/source/Kakinomoto_no_Hitomaro), Japanese poet

- [Lupus I](/source/Lupus_I_of_Aquitaine), duke of [Gascony](/source/Duchy_of_Gascony)

- [Wilfred](/source/Wilfrid), Anglo-Saxon [bishop](/source/Bishop) (or [709](/source/709))

- [Wittiza](/source/Wittiza), king of the [Visigoths](/source/Visigoths) (approximate date)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Treadgold, Warren T. (1997). [*A History of the Byzantine State and Society*](https://books.google.com/books?id=nYbnr5XVbzUC). Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. p. 341. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8047-2630-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8047-2630-6).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Venning, Timothy, ed. (2006). [*A Chronology of the Byzantine Empire*](https://archive.org/details/chronologybyzant00venn). Palgrave Macmillan. p. [192](https://archive.org/details/chronologybyzant00venn/page/n218). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4039-1774-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4039-1774-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 17). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-184603-230-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-184603-230-1)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Swanton, *Anglo-Saxon Chronicle*, pp 42–43

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** According to the *[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle](/source/Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle)*

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