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Year '''729''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCXXIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 729th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 729th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 29th year of the [[8th century]], and the 10th and last year of the [[720s]] decade. The denomination 729 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 ====
* [[Battle of Ravenna (729)|Battle of Ravenna]]: Byzantine troops under [[Eutychius (exarch)|Eutychius]], exarch of [[Exarchate of Ravenna|Ravenna]], are defeated by an Italian force, raised by [[Pope Gregory II|Gregory II]], in opposition to [[iconoclasm]]. 
* An alliance between Duke [[Odo the Great|Eudes of Aquitaine]] and [[Munuza]], the [[Moors|Moorish]] governor of [[Cerdanya]], is cemented by [[marriage]] to Eudes' illegitimate daughter Lampégia.<ref>David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 19). {{ISBN|978-184603-230-1}}</ref>
* In [[Denmark]], construction of the [[Samsø|Kanhave Canal]] across the island of [[Samsø]] is completed. Although the canal is only about 500 metres long, it is one of the largest engineering projects undertaken in Denmark during the Early Middle Ages.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wickham|first=Chris|title=Framing the Early Middle Ages|pages=366}}</ref>

==== Britain ====
* King [[Osric of Northumbria]] nominates [[Ceolwulf of Northumbria|Ceolwulf]], a distant cousin and brother of [[Coenred of Northumbria|Coenred]], as his successor. After Osric's death, Ceolwulf takes the [[throne]].

==== Asia ====
* [[Battle of Baykand]]: The [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] Arabs narrowly escape disaster when cut off from water by the [[Turgesh]], and push through to reach [[Bukhara]] in [[Transoxiana]]. 
* [[Siege of Kamarja]]: A small Arab [[garrison]] defends the fortress of Kamarja against the Turgesh for 58 days, ending with a negotiated withdrawal to [[Samarkand]].

=== By topic ===

==== Food and drink ====
* Chinese [[Chopsticks|eating sticks]] are introduced in the next 20 years in [[Japan]], where people heretofore have used one-piece pincers. The Japanese call them ''[[Chopsticks|hashi]]''.
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== Births ==
* [[Du Huangchang]], chancellor of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] (or [[728]])
* [[Li Huaiguang]], general of the Tang Dynasty (d. [[785]])

== Deaths ==
* [[May 9]] &ndash; [[Osric of Northumbria|Osric]], king of [[Northumbria]]
* [[Ecgberht of Ripon]], bishop of [[Lindisfarne]] (b. [[639]])
* [[Prince Nagaya|Nagaya]], Japanese prince and politician (b. [[684]])
* [[Shen Quanqi]], Chinese [[Chinese poetry|poet]] and official (b. [[650]])

== References ==
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