Years: 752 753 754 755 - 756 - 757 758 759 760

Decades: 720s 730s 740s - 750s - 760s 770s 780s

Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century

Events

• Abd-ar-rahman I conquers Iberia and establishes a new Umayyad dynasty.
• Desiderius succeeds Aistulf as king of the Lombards.
• Vinekh succeeds Kormisosh as king of Bulgaria.

Births

Deaths

• Emperor Shomu of Japan
• December - Aistulf, king of the Lombards