Editing 752

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Year '''752''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCLII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 752nd year of [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 752nd year of the [[1st millennium]], the 52nd year of [[8th century]], and the 3rd year of the [[750s]] decade. The denomination 752 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 ====
* King [[Pepin the Short|Pepin III]] ("the Short") begins a Frankish military expedition down the [[Rhône]] Valley, and receives the submission of eastern [[Septimania]] (i.e. [[Nîmes]], [[Mauguio|Melguelh]], [[Agde]] and [[Béziers]]), after securing Count [[Ansemund]]'s allegiance. 
* [[Siege of Narbonne (752–59)|Siege of Narbonne]]: Pepin III lays [[siege]] to the fortress city of [[Narbonne]], occupied by [[Visigoths|Gothic]]-[[Arab Muslims|Muslim]] forces. The [[garrison]] and residents are able to withstand the attacks, thanks to the supplies provided by sea by the Arab fleet.

==== Britain ====
* [[Burford#The Battle of Burford and the Golden Dragon|Battle of Burford]]: King [[Cuthred of Wessex]] clashes with King [[Æthelbald of Mercia]], and takes the [[War flag|standard]] (a golden dragon). He manages to throw off his claim to [[Mercia]]n overlordship.<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=34–37|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
* King [[Teudebur of Alt Clut]] dies. His son, [[Dumnagual III of Alt Clut|Dumnagual III]], succeeds to the [[throne]] and loses [[Kyle, Ayrshire|Kyle]] to a joint invasion, by kings [[Óengus I]] of the [[Picts]] and [[Eadberht of Northumbria]]. <sup>(Most records show Dumnagual III succeeds Rotri in  754 AD. Erroneous statement suspected)</sup>

==== Africa ====
* [[Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri]], ruler of [[Ifriqiya]] ([[North Africa]]), dispatches a Muslim army and reconquers [[Tripolitania]] from the [[Ibadi]]tes (a puritanical [[Khawarij|Khaijite]] sect), driving their remnants south into the [[Nafusa Mountains]] (northwestern [[Libya]]).
* Abd al-Rahman ibn Habib al-Fihri launches an assault on the island of Sardinia, perhaps the beginning of the occupation of the island by the [[Arab Muslims|Muslim Arabs]] that lasts until [[1005]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Benvenuti|first=Gino|title=Le Repubbliche Marinare. Amalfi, Pisa, Genova e Venezia|year=1985|publisher=Newton & Compton Editori|location=Rome|isbn=88-8289-529-7|page=42}}</ref> He also attempts to invade [[Sicily]], but finds the defenses too strong.

==== Mesoamerica ====
*  [[Yaxun B'alam IV]] becomes king (''[[ajaw]]'') of the [[Maya city]] of [[Yaxchilan]] (modern [[Mexico]]), after a 10-year struggle for the throne.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[March 22]] &ndash; [[Pope Zachary]] dies at [[Rome]] after an 11-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Pope-elect Stephen|Stephen]], but he dies four days after, and is not considered legitimate because he was not [[Consecration|consecrated]].
* [[March 26]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]] (sometimes referred to as Stephen III) succeeds Zachary as the 92nd [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. He marks the end of the [[Byzantine Papacy]]. 
* [[June]] &ndash; Stephen II recognizes the [[Carolingian dynasty]] as legitimate rulers of the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]]. He travels to [[Paris]] and appeals for Frankish support against the [[Kingdom of the Lombards|Lombards]].  
* [[Emperor Shōmu]] (retired since [[749]]) takes part in the dedication [[ceremony]] of the [[Daibutsu|Great Buddha]], (15 metres) at [[Tōdai-ji]] in [[Nara, Nara|Nara]] ([[Japan]]), and declares himself a [[Buddhism in Japan|Buddhist]].
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== Births ==
* [[Al-Mada'ini]], Muslim scholar and [[historian]] (d. [[843]])
* [[Irene of Athens]], Byzantine empress (approximate date)
* [[Joannicius the Great]], Byzantine theologian (d. [[846]])
* [[Zheng Yin (Middle Tang)|Zheng Yin]], chancellor of the [[Tang dynasty]] (d. [[829]])

== Deaths ==
* [[March 15]] &ndash; [[Pope Zachary|Zachary]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] 
* [[March 26]] &ndash; [[Pope-elect Stephen|Stephen]], pope of the Catholic Church
* [[Lupus of Spoleto|Lupus]], duke of [[Duchy of Spoleto|Spoleto]] ([[Italy]])
* [[Teudebur of Alt Clut|Teudebur]], king of [[Kingdom of Strathclyde|Alt Clut]] ([[Scotland]])<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Lynch |editor1-first=Michael |title=The Oxford companion to Scottish history |date=February 24, 2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199693054 |page=604}}</ref>

== References ==
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