Year
The world in 740
In 740 the atlas holds 177 states standing across 5 regions. 4 things began that year - Emirate of Tbilisi, Battle of Akroinon and Fujiwara no Hirotsugu rebellion among them - and 1 ended; 3 people were born and 3 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 740s page, and to its century on the 8th century.
What began in 740
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 1
- Emirate of Tbilisi · state · 740 – 1122
Wars and battles 1
- Battle of Akroinon · battle · 740
Unrest and atrocity 2
- Fujiwara no Hirotsugu rebellion · unrest · 740
- Revolts of Zayd ibn Ali · unrest · 740
What ended in 740
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
Wars and battles 1
- Umayyad campaigns in India · battle · 664 – 740
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 740 3
- George Syncellus · philosopher · 740 – 810
- Aurelius of Asturias · ruler · 740 – 774
- Cynan Dindaethwy · monarch · 740 – 816
Died in 740 3
- Zayd ibn Ali · revolutionary · 695 – 740
- Wu Daozi · painter · 680 – 740
- Zhang Jiuling · poet · 678 – 740
Standing in 740
The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.
Europe75 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797
- Francia · 481 – 843
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927
- Volga Bulgaria · 601 – 1240
- First Bulgarian Empire · 681 – 1018
- Kingdom of Mercia · 527 – 918 · Æthelbald of Mercia, King of Mercia since 716
and 65 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa22 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Leo III the Isaurian, Byzantine emperor since 717
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Umayyad Caliphate · 661 – 750 · Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Umayyad Caliph since 724
- 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
- Shirvan · 400 – 1539
- Alodia · 600 – 1504
and 12 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia26 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Tibetan Empire · 618 – 842 · Mé Aktsom, tsenpo since 705
- Kannauj · 732 – 771 · Yashovarman, King of Kannauj since 725
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Nandivarman II, Pallava emperor since 731
- Chalukya dynasty · 543 – 753 · Vikramaditya II, Chalukya king since 733
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
- Türgesh · 704 – 766
- Kamarupa · 350 – 1140
and 16 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia26 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
- Nara period · 710 – 794
- Parhae · 698 – 926 · King Mun of Balhae, king since 737
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Kingdom of Nanzhao · 738 – 902
- Mataram kingdom · 716 – 1016 · Sanjaya of Mataram, Maharaja of Mataram since 732
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Emperor of China since 712
and 16 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
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 715 – 765: every state, war and life of 740 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 740: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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