Decade · 720 – 729
The world in the 720s
From 720 to 729 the atlas holds 174 states standing at some time. 8 things began - Reconquista, Battle of Toulouse and Reichenau Abbey among them - and 3 ended; 11 people were born and 9 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 720s
By kind, the best known first.
States 2
- Reichenau Abbey · state · 724 – 1803
- Gengenbach Abbey · state · 725 – 1803
Wars and battles 5
- Reconquista · war · 722 – 1492
- Battle of Toulouse · battle · 721
- Day of Thirst · battle · 724
- Siege of Nicaea · battle · 727
- Battle of Baykand · battle · 729
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Hayato rebellion · unrest · 720 – 721
What ended in the 720s
Wars and battles 2
- Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula · battle · 711 – 726
- Battle of Covadonga · battle · 718 – 722
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Hayato rebellion · unrest · 720 – 721
Born and died
Born 11
- Jabir ibn Hayyan · astronomer · 721 – 815
- Paul the Deacon · poet · 720 – 799
- Al-Saffah · ruler · 722 – 754
- Fruela I of Asturias · ruler · 722 – 768
- Emperor Daizong of Tang · ruler · 727 – 779
- Grifo · person · 726 – 753
- Liu Zhangqing · poet · 725 – 785
- Æthelbert II of Kent · monarch · 725 – 762
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Rustam · ruler · 720 – 788
- Baizhang Huaihai · writer · 720 – 814
- Maurontus · person · 720 – 739
Died 9
- Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz · politician · 681 – 720
- Tariq ibn Ziyad · military leader · 670 – 720
- Chilperic II · monarch · 673 – 721
- Yazid II · politician · 687 – 724
- Tonyukuk · statesperson · 646 – 724
- Yi Xing · inventor · 683 – 727
- Yazid ibn al-Muhallab · military leader · 673 – 720
- Wihtred of Kent · monarch · 670 – 725
- Idwal Iwrch · monarch · 650 – 720
States of the 720s
The states that stood at some time in the 720s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 720.
Europe76 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797 · Marcello Tegalliano, Doge of Venice since 717
- Francia · 481 – 843 · Chilperic II, king of Franks since 719
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927
- Volga Bulgaria · 601 – 1240
and 68 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa21 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Leo III the Isaurian, Byzantine emperor since 717
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Umayyad Caliphate · 661 – 750 · Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, Umayyad Caliph since 717 and Yazid II, Umayyad Caliph since 720
- 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 Asia25 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907 · Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Emperor of China since 712
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Vikrantavarman II, tsar since 686
- Nara period · 710 – 794
- Parhae · 698 – 926 · Mu of Balhae, king since 719
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Mataram kingdom · 716 – 1016
and 17 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, 700 – 749: every state, war and life of the 720s, region by region.
- On the map in 725: 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.