744 Year 744 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar . The denomination 744 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 February - King Liutprand of the Lombards dies of natural causes after a 32-year reign, in which he has defeated the dukes of Spoleto and Benevento , bringing the Lombard Kingdom to the height of her power. He is succeeded by Hildeprand , called the Useless , as ruler of the Lombards . October - Hildeprand is deposed by the council of nobles , for his incompetence as ruler. He is succeeded by Ratchis as king of the Lombards, who makes peace with Pope Zachary . Pepin the Short , mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy , invades the Swabian Jura , and chases Theudebald, Duke of Alamannia , from his mountain redoubt in Alsace .Britain Wat's Dyke , a 40 mile earthwork in present-day Wales , is constructed. The border between Mercia and Powys is set here. The date that Wat's Dyke was constructed is very uncertain, with some estimates linking the construction of the dyke to the 5th century and others to the early 9th century. In 741 and 744, documents in the archives of St. Gallen Abbey describe the village of Kempraten as Centoprato , another document in 863 as Centiprata , inspired by the Latin name Centum Prata . A nunnery given by the Alamannic noblewoman Beata on Lützelau Island is first mentioned, and is in this year sold to Einsiedeln Abbey . Ufenau island in Switzerland is first mentioned in 741 as "Hupinauia", and in 744 as "Ubinauvia" — island of Huppan of Huphan.Arabian Empire April 17 - Caliph Al-Walid II is besieged in his castle outside the city of Damascus . He is defeated and killed by Arab forces under Sulayman ibn Hisham . Al-Walid is succeeded by his cousin Yazid III , who dies shortly after of a brain tumor . December - Marwan ibn Muhammad rebels against Yazid's designated successor Ibrahim ibn al-Walid , defeats the Umayyad forces under Sulayman ibn Hisham, and becomes caliph .Asia Turkic subjects like Uyghur , Karluk and Basmyl , who are not the members of the Ashina clan , stage a coup. This ends the Turkish Empire and Ashina clan. Autumn - Li Bai , Chinese poet and skilled calligrapher , meets Du Fu for the first time . The Japanese imperial capital is moved from Kuni-kyō to Heijō-kyō .Americas Tikal takes over Naranjo , destroying Calakmul's once powerful and extensive network of allies, vassal states and trade networks , and ending the Third Tikal-Calakmul War .By topic Religion Births Muhammad ibn Mansur al-Mahdi , Muslim caliphDeaths April 17 - Al-Walid II, Muslim caliph September 25 - Yazid III, Muslim caliph He Zhizhang , Chinese poet Hildeprand, king of the Lombards Huoching , Alamannic nobleman Kül-chor , ruler of the Turgesh Liutprand , king of the Lombards Özmiş Qaghan , ruler of the Second Turkic Khaganate Stephen IV , patriarch of Antioch
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