Editing 758

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[[File:Arichis II tremissis 78001902.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|A ''[[tremissis]]'' of duke [[Arechis II of Benevento]]]]
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Year '''758''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCLVIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 758 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; Duke [[Liutprand of Benevento]] attains majority, and rebels against [[Lombards|Lombard]] rule. King [[Desiderius]] defeats him, and grants his [[duchy]] to [[Arechis II of Benevento|Arechis II]] (son of Liutprand). He marries [[Adelperga]], daughter of Desiderius, and establishes friendly (but largely independent) relations with the [[Kingdom of the Lombards|Lombard Kingdom]].
* Desiderius deposes [[Alboin of Spoleto|Alboin]], duke of [[Duchy of Spoleto|Spoleto]] ([[Central Italy]]), and exercises [[Duke|ducal]] authority himself, tying the duchy more closely to the Lombard capital of [[Pavia]].

==== Britain ====
* King [[Beonna of East Anglia|Beorna of East Anglia]] dies. Prince [[Æthelred I of East Anglia|Æthelred]], descendant of the late king [[Rædwald of East Anglia|Rædwald]], apparently succeeds as king (approximate date).
* King [[Eadberht of Northumbria]] abdicates the [[throne]] in favour of his son, [[Oswulf of Northumbria|Oswulf]]. He enters the [[monastery]] attached to the cathedral of [[York]]. 
* King [[Swithred of Essex]] dies after a 12-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Sigeric of Essex|Sigeric]], son of the late king [[Saelred of Essex|Saelred]] (see [[709]]).
* King [[Cynewulf of Wessex]] retakes [[Berkshire]] from the [[Mercia]]ns, and begins a war with the [[Wales|Welsh]] (approximate date). 

==== Africa ====
* A group of four [[Basra]]-educated [[Missionary|missionaries]], including [[Rustamid dynasty#History|'Abd al-Rahman Iban Rustam]], proclaim the [[Ibadi|Ibadi imamate]]. Followers conquer the city of [[Kairouan]] (modern [[Tunisia]]), and massacre the [[Kharijites]].<ref>Gilbert Meynier (2010). ''L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)''. Paris: La Découverte; p. 25.</ref>

==== Asia ====
* [[An Lushan Rebellion]]: The Chinese seaport of [[Guangzhou]] is sacked by [[Muslim Arabs|Muslim]] and [[Iran|Persian]] raiders. The port is shut down for the next 5 decades, while foreign vessels dock at [[Hanoi]] (modern [[Vietnam]]) instead. Guangzhou thrives again, once it is reopened to foreign [[trade]] in the early [[9th century]]. 
* June &ndash; [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] Arabs and [[Uyghur people|Uyghur]] Turks arrive simultaneously at the [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] capital of [[Chang'an]], in order to offer [[tribute]] to the [[Court (royal)|imperial court]]. The Arabs and Turks bicker and fight over diplomatic prominence at the [[City gate|gate]], to present tribute before the other. A settlement is reached when both are allowed to enter at the same time, but through different gates to the palace.
* [[Empress Kōken]] abdicates the [[throne]], after a 9-year reign. She is succeeded by her adopted son [[Emperor Junnin|Junnin]], grandson of the late emperor [[Emperor Tenmu|Tenmu]]. He becomes the 47th emperor (''[[Emperor of Japan|tennō]]'') of [[Japan]].
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== Births ==
* [[Adrian, Count of Orléans]], brother in law of [[Charlemagne]] and uncle of [[Louis the Pious]] (d. c. [[821]])
* [[Hyegong of Silla|Hyegong]], king of [[Silla]] ([[Korea]]) (d. [[780]])
* [[Li Fengji]], [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor of the Tang Dynasty]] (d. [[835]])
* [[Li Jifu]], chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. [[814]])
* [[Nikephoros (Caesar)|Nikephoros]], son of [[Constantine V]] (or [[756]])
* [[Nikephoros I of Constantinople|Nikephoros I]], [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|patriarch of Constantinople]] (approximate date)
* [[Sakanoue no Tamuramaro]], Japanese [[List of shōguns|shōgun]] (d. [[811]])
* [[Sico of Benevento]], Lombard prince (approximate date)
* [[Theophanes the Confessor]], Byzantine [[monk]] (or [[760]])
* [[Wang Zhixing]], general of the Tang Dynasty (d. [[836]])
* [[Wu Yuanheng]], chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. [[815]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Beonna of East Anglia|Beorna]], king of [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]] (approximate date)
* [[Chen Xilie]], chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
* [[Swithred of Essex|Swithred]], king of [[Essex]]

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