Decade · 710 – 719
The world in the 710s
From 710 to 719 the atlas holds 174 states standing at some time. 18 things began - Kingdom of Asturias, Nara period and Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula among them - and 4 ended; 19 people were born and 23 died.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
- 716 10
What began in the 710s
By kind, the best known first.
States 5
- Kingdom of Asturias · state · 718 – 910
- Nara period · state · 710 – 794
- Mataram kingdom · state · 716 – 1016
- Emirate of Nekor · state · 710 – 1019
- Lingnan · state · 716 – 917
Wars and battles 11
- Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula · battle · 711 – 726
- Siege of Constantinople · battle · 717 – 718
- Battle of Covadonga · battle · 718 – 722
- Battle of Guadalete · battle · 711
- Umayyad invasion of Gaul · war · 719 – 759
- Battle of Cologne · battle · 716
- Battle of Compiègne · battle · 715
- Battle of Soissons · battle · 718
and 3 more in the atlas.
Treaties 2
- Byzantine–Bulgarian treaty of 716 · treaty · 716
- Treaty of Orihuela · treaty · 713
What ended in the 710s
States 2
- Visigothic Kingdom · state · 476 – 718
- Asuka period · state · 538 – 710
Wars and battles 2
- Siege of Constantinople · battle · 717 – 718
- Tang campaigns against the Western Turks · battle · 640 – 712
Born and died
Born 19
- Du Fu · poet · 712 – 770
- Pepin the Short · monarch · 714 – 768
- Pope Stephen II · writer · 714 – 757
- Constantine V · ruler · 718 – 775
- Al-Mansur · politician · 713 – 775
- Abu Muslim · military leader · 718 – 755
- Childeric III · monarch · 718 – 754
- Theuderic IV · monarch · 713 – 737
- Desiderius · person · 710 – 786
- Carloman · politician · 710 – 754
- Emperor Suzong of Tang · ruler · 711 – 762
- Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri · ruler · 711 – 759
- Cen Shen · poet · 715 – 770
- Lullus · writer · 710 – 786
- Zhang Xuan · painter · 713 – 755
- Bayanchur Khan · ruler · 713 – 759
and 3 more in the atlas.
Died 23
- Justinian II · politician · 669 – 711
- Al-Walid I · politician · 668 – 715
- Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik · military leader · 675 – 717
- Dagobert III · monarch · 698 – 715
- Roderic · ruler · 688 – 711
- Childebert III · monarch · 678 – 711
- Pepin of Herstal · politician · 645 – 714
- Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf · military leader · 661 – 714
- Muhammad ibn al-Qasim · military leader · 696 – 715
- Chlothar IV · monarch · 685 – 719
- Musa ibn Nusayr · military leader · 640 – 716
- Emperor Ruizong of Tang · ruler · 662 – 716
- Wittiza · ruler · 686 – 710
- Emperor Zhongzong of Tang · monarch · 656 – 710
- Ansprand · monarch · 657 – 712
- Yijing · writer · 635 – 713
and 7 more in the atlas.
States of the 710s
The states that stood at some time in the 710s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 710.
Europe75 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797
- Francia · 481 – 843 · Childebert III, king of Franks since 695
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927
- Volga Bulgaria · 601 – 1240
and 67 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa21 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Justinian II, Byzantine emperor since 705
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Umayyad Caliphate · 661 – 750 · Al-Walid I, Umayyad Caliph since 705
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Ifriqiya · 703 – 1705
- Kingdom of Makuria · 500 – 1518
and 13 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia24 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Tibetan Empire · 618 – 842 · Mé Aktsom, tsenpo since 705
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Narasimhavarman II, Pallava emperor since 695
- Chalukya dynasty · 543 – 753 · Vijayaditya, Chalukya king since 696
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
- Türgesh · 704 – 766
and 16 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia26 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907 · Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Emperor of China since 705 and Emperor Ruizong of Tang, Emperor of China since 710
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Vikrantavarman II, tsar since 686
- Nara period · 710 – 794
- Parhae · 698 – 926 · Ko of Parhae, king since 698
- Asuka period · 538 – 710
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
and 18 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania8 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Wari Empire · 600 – 1100
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
- Toltec Empire · 674 – 1122
Location unknown20 states
- Avar Khaganate · 562 – 828
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Licchavis of Nepal · 400 – 750
- Old Saxony · 600 – 804
- Zunbil dynasty · 650 – 870
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Chavda dynasty · 690 – 942
and 12 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 690 – 739: every state, war and life of the 710s, region by region.
- On the map in 715: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.