709

709 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	709; DCCIX
Ab urbe condita	1462
Armenian calendar	158; ԹՎ ՃԾԸ
Assyrian calendar	5459
Balinese saka calendar	630–631
Bengali calendar	116
Berber calendar	1659
Buddhist calendar	1253
Burmese calendar	71
Byzantine calendar	6217–6218
Chinese calendar	戊申年 (Earth Monkey); 3406 or 3199; — to —; 己酉年 (Earth Rooster); 3407 or 3200
Coptic calendar	425–426
Discordian calendar	1875
Ethiopian calendar	701–702
Hebrew calendar	4469–4470
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	765–766
- Shaka Samvat	630–631
- Kali Yuga	3809–3810
Holocene calendar	10709
Iranian calendar	87–88
Islamic calendar	90–91
Japanese calendar	Wadō 2; (和銅２年)
Javanese calendar	602–603
Julian calendar	709; DCCIX
Korean calendar	3042
Minguo calendar	1203 before ROC ; 民前1203年
Nanakshahi calendar	−759
Seleucid era	1020/1021 AG
Thai solar calendar	1251–1252
Tibetan calendar	阳土猴年; (male Earth-Monkey); 835 or 454 or −318; — to —; 阴土鸡年; (female Earth-Rooster); 836 or 455 or −317

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	7th century ; 8th century ; 9th century ;
Decades:	680s ; 690s ; 700s ; 710s ; 720s ;
Years:	706 ; 707 ; 708 ; 709 ; 710 ; 711 ; 712 ;

Last updated November 15, 2024

Year 709 ( DCCIX ) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 709 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

By place

Byzantine Empire

June – Emperor Justinian II sends a punitive expedition to Italy under the patrikios Theodore, to intervene in the dispute between Pope Constantine I and Archbishop Felix of Ravenna, who claims to be independent of the pope's authority. Theodore captures Ravenna, and arrests Felix and other Italian leaders. He deports them to Constantinople, from whence they are exiled to Cherson (Crimea).^[1]^[2]

Britain

Ceolred becomes king of Mercia, after his cousin Coenred abdicates the throne. Dynastic rivalries lead to the banishment of his second cousin, prince Æthelbald, who flees to the East Anglian controlled Crowland Fens.
Kings Swæfred and Sigeheard of Essex share power with Offa. He abdicates the throne in order to become a monk in Rome, along with Coenred. Saelred rules jointly with Swæfberht the sub-kingdom of Middlesex.

Arabian Empire

Arab–Byzantine War: An Umayyad army under Maslamah ibn Abd al-Malik raids Isauria (modern Turkey). He is appointed military governor of Armenia and Azerbaijan, succeeding his uncle Muhammad ibn Marwan.^[3]
After two years of failed efforts, Qutayba ibn Muslim captures Bukhara (Uzbekistan) for the Umayyad Caliphate. The Hephthalite princes of Tokharistan rebel against the Arabs, but are swiftly subdued by Qutayba.

By topic

Architecture, real estate

Mont Saint-Michel, built by Aubert, bishop of Avranches, has its beginnings in an oratory on Mont Tombe, on the coast of Normandy (approximate date).

Environmental change

A storm separates the Channel Islands of Jethou and Herm.

Births

November 18 – Kōnin, emperor of Japan (d. 782)
Du Hongjian, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 769)
Liu Zhangqing, Chinese poet (d. 785)
Mazu Daoyi, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (d. 788)
Yan Zhenqing, Chinese calligrapher (d. 785)
Yaxun B'alam IV, king of Yaxchilan (Mexico) (d. 768)
Zhang Xun, general of the Tang Dynasty (d. 757)

Deaths

May 25 – Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne
Æthelred, king of Mercia (approximate date)
Bertin, Frankish abbot (approximate date)
Gotfrid, duke of Alemannia (approximate date)
Swæfred, king of Essex (approximate date)
Wilfrid, Anglo-Saxon bishop (or 710)

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The 780s decade ran from January 1, 780, to December 31, 789.

The 710s decade ran from January 1, 710, to December 31, 719.

The 700s decade ran from January 1, 700, to December 31, 709.

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Year 710 (DCCX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 710 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.

The 660s decade ran from January 1, 660, to December 31, 669.

The 690s decade ran from January 1, 690, to December 31, 699.

Year 841 (DCCCXLI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

Year 822 (DCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

Year 707 (DCCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 707 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.

Year 701 (DCCI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 701st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 701st year of the 1st millennium, the 1st year of the 8th century, and the 2nd year of the 700s decade. The denomination 701 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.

Year 718 (DCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 718th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 718th year of the 1st millennium, the 18th year of the 8th century, and the 9th year of the 710s decade. The denomination 718 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.

Year 705 (DCCV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 705th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 705th year of the 1st millennium, the 5th year of the 8th century, and the 6th year of the 700s decade. The denomination 705 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.

Year 704 (DCCIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 704th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 704th year of the 1st millennium, the 4th year of the 8th century, and the 5th year of the 700s decade. The denomination 704 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.

Year 703 (DCCIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 703rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 703rd year of the 1st millennium, the 3rd year of the 8th century, and the 4th year of the 700s decade. The denomination 703 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.

700 (DCC) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 700th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 700th year of the 1st millennium, the 100th and last year of the 7th century, and the 1st year of the 700s decade. As of the start of 700, the Gregorian calendar was 3 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Year 655 (DCLV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 655 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.

Year 667 (DCLXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 667 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.

Year 678 (DCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 678 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.

Year 679 (DCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 679 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.

References

↑ Venning, Timothy, ed. (2006). A Chronology of the Byzantine Empire . Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 191–192. ISBN 1-4039-1774-4.
↑ Treadgold, Warren T. (1997), A History of the Byzantine State and Society, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, p. 938, ISBN 0-8047-2630-2
↑ Treadgold, Warren T. (1997), A History of the Byzantine State and Society, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, p. 341, ISBN 0-8047-2630-2

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[1] Venning, Timothy, ed. (2006). A Chronology of the Byzantine Empire . Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 191–192. ISBN 1-4039-1774-4.

[2] Treadgold, Warren T. (1997), A History of the Byzantine State and Society, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, p. 938, ISBN 0-8047-2630-2

[3] Treadgold, Warren T. (1997), A History of the Byzantine State and Society, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, p. 341, ISBN 0-8047-2630-2

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Gregorian calendar	709 DCCIX
Ab urbe condita	1462
Armenian calendar	158 ԹՎ ՃԾԸ
Assyrian calendar	5459
Balinese saka calendar	630–631
Bengali calendar	116
Berber calendar	1659
Buddhist calendar	1253
Burmese calendar	71
Byzantine calendar	6217–6218
Chinese calendar	戊申年 (Earth Monkey) 3406 or 3199 — to — 己酉年 (Earth Rooster) 3407 or 3200
Coptic calendar	425–426
Discordian calendar	1875
Ethiopian calendar	701–702
Hebrew calendar	4469–4470
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	765–766
- Shaka Samvat	630–631
- Kali Yuga	3809–3810
Holocene calendar	10709
Iranian calendar	87–88
Islamic calendar	90–91
Japanese calendar	Wadō 2 (和銅２年)
Javanese calendar	602–603
Julian calendar	709 DCCIX
Korean calendar	3042
Minguo calendar	1203 before ROC 民前1203年
Nanakshahi calendar	−759
Seleucid era	1020/1021 AG
Thai solar calendar	1251–1252
Tibetan calendar	阳土猴年 (male Earth-Monkey) 835 or 454 or −318 — to — 阴土鸡年 (female Earth-Rooster) 836 or 455 or −317

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