What happened in 718?
Battle of Covadonga, Battle of Soissons and Battle of Adrianópolis — among 14 events recorded in 718.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Battle of Covadonga
722 first victory won by Christian military forces after the Islamic conquest of Hispania
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Battle of Soissons
Battle in 718
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Battle of Adrianópolis
718 battle
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People 3
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Kaula al-Yahudi died
Jewish General of the 8th Century
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Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi born
Born in Basra. Iraqi lexicographer, philologist and poet (718 – 786 CE).
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Konstantinos V born
Born in Constantinople. Emperor of Byzantium.
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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Matsuo-dera Temple
Temple in Yamatokoriyama, Nara prefecture, Japan
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Gangō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
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Fuki-ji Temple
Building in Oita Prefecture, Japan
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Daisen-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Tottori Prefecture, Japan
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Shōbō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shū Chisan-ha sect dedicated to Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteśvara in Higashimatsuyama, Japan
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Empires & Countries 2
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Visigothic Kingdom dissolved
Visigothic Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Barcelona.
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Kingdom of Asturias founded
Kingdom of Asturias was founded, with its capital at Samartín del Rei Aurelio.
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