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755CEOn this date... (hide) << 754 CE | 751-760 CE | 756 CE >> §Eastern AsiaTibet Trisong Detsen becomes King of Tibet. §ChinaAn Lushan rebellion begins in China. §Europe§EnglandOffa deposes king Bernred of Mercia and takes the kingdom. Cynewulf deposes king Sebright of Wessex and takes the kingdom. Sudden change in style in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, from short descriptions to true short story. §NetherlandsSt Boniface the the German apostle was murdered near Neade Dokkum Rokk Friesland. This was the last outbreak of resentment against Christianity in the Netherlands. Christianity was thus established in the low countries §SpainAbd-ar-Rahman I lands in Spain, where the next year he will establish a new Umayyad dynasty. §Middle East§SyriaIn Damascus, the Umayyads fall victims to a palace coup by the Abbasids, who take over the Muslim world and set up capital in Baghdad, which they soon make into the happening world glittering court. §Sources<< 754 CE | 751-760 CE | 756 CE >>
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