751
Events Pippin the Short is elected as king of the Franks by the Frankish nobility, marking the end of the Merovingian and beginning of the Carolingian dynasty. The Lombard king Aistulf captures Ravenna and the Romagna, ending the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna. Arabian armies defeated Tang troops in the Battle of Talas. Theodore succeeds Theophylact as Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch. Silla minister Gim Daeseong orders construction to begin on the Bulguksa and Seokguram temples at Gyeongju. The Japanese poetry anthology Kaifuso is assembled. Births Carloman, king of the Franks (d. 771) Deaths Childeric III, king of the Franks (approximate date)
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