    __notoc__ year 725 (dccxxv) was a common year starting on monday (link will display the full calendar) of the julian calendar. the denomination 725 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 === ==== europe ==== * umayyad conquest of gaul: muslim forces under anbasa ibn suhaym al-kalbi, governor of al-andalus, capture the fortified town of carcassonne which has been under siege (see 720), as well nÃ®mes in septimania, the latter without resistance.collins, r. (1989), p. 213 * summer &ndash; anbasa leads a raiding force up the rhÃ´ne and saÃ´ne valleys into burgundy, taking autun. muslim raiders reach sens, luxeuil and langres, the cities are devastated. some muslims might also have reached the vosges mountains.david nicolle (2008). poitiers ad 732, charles martel turns the islamic tide (p. 41). isbn 978-184603-230-1 * duke eudes of aquitaine seeks an alliance with munuza, governor of cerdagne (eastern pyrenees), currently in rebellion against the central umayyad government at cÃ³rdoba in andalusia (probably not cemented until 729).david nicolle (2008). poitiers ad 732, charles martel turns the islamic tide (p. 18). isbn 978-184603-230-1 * charles martel invades bavaria and kills duke grimoald in battle. his son hugbert submits to frankish suzerainty and charles brings back the agilolfing princess swanachild, who becomes his concubine (later his wife). * king liutprand puts corsica, nominally under byzantine authority, under lombard government, defending it from muslim raids (approximate date). ==== britain ==== * the exiled prince ealdbert, possibly a nephew of king ine of wessex looking for recognition as his heir, seeks sanctuary in sussex. ine attacks the south saxons and kills ealdbert. * april 23 &ndash; king wihtred of kent dies after a 35-year reign. the kingdom is divided between his three sons: Ãthelbert ii as overking, eadbert i in west kent and alric. ==== china ==== * yi xing, chinese buddhist monk and astronomer, applies a clockwork escapement mechanism to provide rotating motion to hi
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