Editing 715 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[May]] &ndash; Emperor [[Anastasios II]] is deposed in an army mutiny, and succeeded by [[Theodosius III]], a tax-collector from the ''[[Theme (Byzantine district)|theme]]'' of [[Opsikion]] (modern Turkey). After a six-month siege, Theodosius and his troops take [[Constantinople]]; Anastasios is forced to abdicate the throne, and retires to a [[monastery]] in [[Thessaloniki]] ([[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]]).

==== Europe ==== 
* [[September 26]] &ndash; [[Battle of Compiègne]]: [[Ragenfrid]], mayor of the palace of [[Neustria]] and [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]] (appointed by King [[Dagobert III]]), defeats [[Theudoald]] in the first battle of the [[Francia|Frankish]] civil war, following the death of [[Pepin of Herstal|Pepin II (of Herstal)]].
* Dagobert III dies of an illness and is succeeded by [[Chilperic II]], son of [[Childeric II]], as king of Neustria. [[Charles Martel]] is freed from prison at [[Cologne]], and is proclaimed [[Mayor of the Palace]] of [[Austrasia]] at the capital [[Metz]].

==== Britain ====
* [[Battle of Woden's Burg (715)|Battle of Woden's Burg]]: Kings [[Ine of Wessex]] and [[Ceolred of Mercia]] clash at [[Adam's Grave|Woden's Burg]] ([[Wiltshire]]). 
* King [[Nechtan mac Der-Ilei]] invites the [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbrian]] clergy to establish Christianity amongst the [[Picts]].

==== Arabian Empire ==== 
[[File:Coin of the Umayyad Caliphate, minted in al-Hind (probably Multan).jpg|250px|thumb|Dirham of the Umayyad caliph [[Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik|Sulayman]] (r. 715–717)]]
* [[February 23]] &ndash; Caliph [[Al-Walid I]] dies at [[Damascus]] after a 10-year reign, and is succeeded by his brother [[Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik]]. During his rule the [[Umayyad Caliphate]] reaches its greatest height, with successful campaigns undertaken in [[Transoxiana]] ([[Central Asia]]), [[Sindh]] ([[Pakistan]]), [[Hispania]] and against the [[Byzantine Empire]]. 
* [[Umayyad conquest of Hispania]]: Arabs led by [[Tariq ibn Ziyad]] advance from the area [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]] (modern-day [[Spain]]), and conquer the fortress city of [[León, Spain|León]].

==== Japan ====
* Empress [[Empress Genmei|Genmei]] abdicates the throne after an 8-year reign, in which she has built a [[replica]] of the [[China|Chinese]] imperial palace at [[Japan]]'s new capital, [[Nara, Nara|Nara]]. Genmei is succeeded by her daughter [[Empress Genshō|Genshō]].

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[April 9]] &ndash; [[Pope Constantine|Pope Constantine I]] dies at Rome after a 7-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Pope Gregory II|Gregory II]] as the 89th pope of the [[Catholic Church]].<ref name="ce">{{CathEncy|wstitle=Pope St. Gregory II}}</ref>
* Winning, an [[Ireland|Irish]] monk, lands at the mouth of the [[River Garnock]] in [[Scotland]], and establishes a community or cell of [[monk]]s (termed ''cella'' or "Kil" in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]]).<ref name="Dobie, p. 255">Dobie, p. 255</ref>
* The newly-appointed Patriarch [[Germanus I of Constantinople]] organises a council propagating [[Dyothelitism]], and attempts to improve relations with the [[Armenian Apostolic Church]]. 
* Approximate date &ndash; [[Tewkesbury Abbey]] is founded on the site of an ancient [[Hermitage (religious retreat)|hermitage]] in England, by the noble brothers Oddo and Doddo. {{dubious|Oddo and Doddo|date=March 2024}} </onlyinclude>