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Year '''722''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCXXII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 722 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.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; [[Battle of Covadonga]]: [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] nobleman [[Pelagius of Asturias|Pelagius (Don Pelayo)]] defeats the [[Umayyad]] forces under [[Munuza]], provincial governor of [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]], at [[Picos de Europa]] (near [[Covadonga]]). This marks the beginning of the ''[[Reconquista]]'', the [[Christians|Christian]] reconquest of the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. He founds the [[Kingdom of Asturias]], and establishes a military base at [[Cangas de Onís]] (northwest of Spain)<ref>David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 17). {{ISBN|978-184603-230-1}}</ref> (or [[718]]).

==== Britain ====

* King [[Ine of Wessex]] attempts a takeover of [[Dumnonia]], but his armies are crushed, and he is forced to withdraw. Queen [[Æthelburg of Wessex|Æthelburg]], wife of Ine, destroys the royal castle of [[Taunton]], to prevent its seizure by rebels under [[Ealdbert]].<ref>Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: ''The Complete Guide''. Dovecote Press, pp. 202–206. {{ISBN|1-874336-26-1}}</ref>
* The Battle of Allen is fought close by the [[Hill of Allen]] ([[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]) between the [[Laigin]], led by King [[Murchad mac Brain Mut]], and the forces of [[Fergal mac Máele Dúin]] ([[High King of Ireland]]).<ref>[http://www.hastings.edu/academic/english/Kings/Cath_Almaine.html The Cycles of the Kings - ''Cath Almaine'' "The Battle of Allen"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902103645/http://www.hastings.edu/academic/english/Kings/Cath_Almaine.html |date=September 2, 2006 }}</ref>
* [[Battle of Hehil]]: The [[Wessex|West Saxons]] are defeated by a combined [[Vikings|Viking]] and [[Cornish people|Cornish]] army, at [[Cornovii (Cornwall)|Cornovii]] in [[Cornwall]] (approximate date).

==== Mesoamerica ====
* [[January 3]] &ndash; King [[Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III]] takes the [[throne]] of the [[Maya civilization|Maya]] city-state of [[Palenque]] (southern Mexico).

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[November 30]] &ndash; [[Wessex]]-born [[Saint Boniface|Boniface]] is ordained as [[bishop]] of Germany by [[Pope Gregory II]]. Under the protection of [[Charles Martel]] ([[mayor of the palace]]), he concentrates his religious work in [[Hesse|Hessia]] and [[Thuringia]]. 
* Emperor [[Leo III the Isaurian|Leo III]] enforces the [[baptism]] of all Jews and [[Montanism|Montanists]] in the [[Byzantine Empire]].
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== Births ==
* [[Fruela I of Asturias|Fruela I]], king of [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]] (approximate date)
* [[Isma'il ibn Ja'far]], [[Shia|Shī‘ah Imām]] and [[scholarly method|scholar]] (or [[719]])

== Deaths ==
* [[September 29]] &ndash; [[Leudwinus]], Frankish [[bishop]]
* [[Beli II of Alt Clut|Beli II]], king of [[Kingdom of Strathclyde|Strathclyde]] (approximate date)
* [[Fergal mac Máele Dúin]], [[High King of Ireland]]
* [[Máel Ruba]], Irish [[abbot]] (b. [[642]])
* [[Mujahid ibn Jabr]], Muslim scholar

== References ==
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