What happened in 749?
4 recorded events in 749, including 1 in people, 1 in disasters & pandemics and 1 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Siege of Wasit
The Siege of Wasit involved the army of the Abbasid Revolution under al-Hasan ibn Qahtaba
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People 1
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John of Damascus died
Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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The Seventh Earthquake
Earthquake in the Levant
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Saints Peter and Columbanus Abbey
Benedictine abbey in Pagno, Cuneo
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 749.
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Abbasid Revolution
Overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate by the Abbasids in 750
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Battle of Xaqunda
747 battle
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Al-Waqidi born
Born in Medina. Muslim historian and biographer of Muhammad (c.747-823).
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Genshō died
Empress of Japan (680-748)
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Nasr ibn Sayyar died
General and governor of Khurasan (663–748)
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Ismail ibn Yasar al-Nisai died
Iranian poet
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Battle of the Zab
750 battle in Iraq
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Sharik ibn Shaikh's Rebellion
750 rebellion
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Altomünster Abbey
Monastery in Altomünster, Germany
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Battle of Talas
751 battle between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Chinese Tang dynasty
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Li Qi died
Poet (690?-751?)
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Lady Eveningstar died
Noblewoman of Calakmul; politician
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