What happened in 756?
Battle of Marcellae, Siege of Rome and Yang Guifei — among 20 events recorded in 756.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Battle of Marcellae
Took place in 756 between the armies of the First Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire at Markeli, near the town of Karnobat in south eastern Bulgaria
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Siege of Rome
756 siege
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Politics & Government 1
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Donation of Pepin
Document providing a legal basis for the erection of the Papal States, which extended the temporal rule of the Popes beyond the duchy of Rome
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People 8
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Yang Guifei died
Tang dynasty imperial consort (719–756)
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Wang Changling died
Tang dynasty politician
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Abd al-Hamid al-Katib died
Umayyad official, Islamic scholar
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Gao Xianzhi died
Tang Dynasty general (died 756)
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Dantidurga died
Durga
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Consort Mei died
Imperial consort of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
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Ahai of Shabaḥa died
Scholar
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Shōmu died
Died in Nara. Emperor of Japan.
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Empires & Countries 2
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Emirate of Córdoba founded
Emirate of Córdoba was founded, with its capital at Qurṭubah.
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Yan founded
Yan was founded, with its capital at Luoyang.
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