Pravia
City · c. 724 CE · in Europe
Capital of Kingdom of Asturias (724–924).
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- Oviedo (c. 724 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Asturias (724–924), Kingdom of Galicia (911–1125).
- Cangues d'Onís (c. 724 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Asturias (724–924).
- Samartín del Rei Aurelio (c. 724 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Asturias (724–924).
- Kathmandu (723 CE): Capital of Nepal (2008–today).
- Truro (c. 710 CE): Capital of Cornwall (710–946).
- Malamocco (c. 742 CE): Capital of Republic of Venice (742–810).
- Eraclea (c. 705 CE): Capital of Republic of Venice (705–742).
- Dubrovnik (700 CE): Capital of Republic of Ragusa (1385–1806).
- Temsamane (c. 750 CE): Capital of Emirate of Nekor (750–760).
- Shangjing Longquanfu (c. 756–785 CE): Capital of Balhae (756–785).
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- Charlemagne (c. 747 CE – 814 CE): King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe, was crowned emperor in 800 and promoted a revival of learning, the Carolingian Renaissance.
- Umayyad conquest of Hispania (711–718 CE): Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad crossed from North Africa and conquered most of the Visigothic kingdom within a few years.
- Reconquista (718–1492 CE): Centuries-long series of campaigns by Christian kingdoms to take the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, ending with the fall of Granada in 1492.
- Battle of Tours (732 CE): Frankish forces under Charles Martel defeated an Umayyad army between Tours and Poitiers, halting Arab expansion into Gaul.
- Trier (16 BCE – 1618 CE): Capital of Electorate of Trier (1333–1618).
- Bede (c. 673 CE – 735 CE): English monk at Jarrow whose Ecclesiastical History of the English People earned him the title father of English history.
- Lindisfarne Gospels (c. 715 CE): Illuminated Gospel book made at the monastery of Lindisfarne, traditionally attributed to Bishop Eadfrith; a masterpiece of Insular art. It is kept in the British Library in London.
- Córdoba (c. 757 CE): Capital of Emirate of Córdoba (757–929), Caliphate of Córdoba (936–1031).
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