749 Explained
Year 749 (DCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 749th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 749th year of the 1st millennium, the 49th year of the 8th century, and the 10th and last year of the 740s decade.The denomination 749 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
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Britain
Arabian Empire
Central America
Japan
- August 19 - Emperor Shōmu abdicates the throne, after a 25-year reign that has been dominated by his wife (and aunt), Kōmyō, a commoner he married at age 16. He is succeeded by his daughter Kōken; Shōmu becomes the first retired emperor to become a Buddhist priest.[2]
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Notes and References
- David Nicolle (2009). The Great Islamic Conquests 632–750 AD, p. 78.
- Varley, H. Paul (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns. New York: Columbia University Press.