     __notoc__ year 713 (dccxiii) was a common year starting on sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the julian calendar. the denomination 713 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 3 &ndash; emperor philippicus is blinded, deposed and sent into exile by conspirators of the opsikion army in thrace after a reign of 1 year and 6 months. he is succeeded by anastasios ii, a bureaucrat and imperial secretary, who restores internal order and begins the reorganization of the byzantine army. he executes the officers who have been directly involved in the conspiracy against philippicus. * arabâbyzantine wars: the umayyad arabs under al-abbas ibn al-walid, son of caliph al-walid i, sack antioch in pisidia (modern turkey), which never recovers. ==== britain ==== * king ealdwulf of east anglia dies and is succeeded by his son Ãlfwald. queen cuthburh of northumbria travels south to found a monastery at wimborne (dorset). ==== arabian empire ==== * umayyad conquest of hispania: final defeat of the visigothic kingdom at the battle of segoyuela (castile and leÃ³n). prince theudimer signs the treaty of orihuela with abd al-aziz, governor of al-andalus, and is permitted to retain his authority in the area subsequently known as tudmir. he keeps the citadel of orihuela and several other settlements, including alicante and lorca on the mediterranean sea.david nicolle (2008). poitiers ad 732, charles martel turns the islamic tide (p. 17). isbn 978-184603-230-1 * arab forces under musa ibn nusayr conquer the fortress city of mÃ©rida, located on the borders of andalusia. it becomes part of the umayyad caliphate of cÃ³rdoba. ==== china ==== * emperor xuan zong liquidates the highly lucrative "inexhaustible treasury", which is run by a prominent buddhist monastery in chang'an. this monastery collects vast amounts of money, silk, and treasures through multitudes of rich people's repentances, left on the premises anonymously. although the monastery is generous in donations, xuan zong issues a [[de
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