Yorke, Kings and Kingdoms in Early Anglo-Saxon England. London: Seaby, 1990. p. 89 King Æthelheard of Wessex dies after a 14-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother (and probably distant relative) Cuthred. Æthelbald of Mercia takes control of Berkshire from Wessex. Africa Battle of the Nobles: The Berber rebels under chieftain Khalid ibn Hamid al-Zanati defeat and overwhelm the Umayyad forces of Khalid ibn Abi Habib al-Fihri, near Tangier (Northern Morocco), undermining Arab domination in Islamic North Africa. The rebellion spreads in Al-Andalus (Spain), causing governor Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab to withdraw Moorish troops from many garrisons north of the Pyrenees. Asia Much to the delight of the citizens of Chang'an, the Chinese government of the Tang Dynasty orders fruit trees to be planted along every main avenue of the city, which enriches not only the diets of the people but also the surroundings (approximate date) Fujiwara no Hirotsugu Rebellion: The Fujiwara clan led by Fujiwara no Hirotsugu, dissatisfied with the political powers in Japan, raise an army in Dazaifa (Kyushu) but are defeated by government forces. The Japanese imperial capital is moved from Heijō-kyō to Kuni-kyō. By topic Religion The Khazars, a nation of the Black Sea steppe, though not ethnically Jewish, voluntarily convert to Judaism. Cuthbert becomes archbishop of Canterbury after the death of Nothhelm (see 739). Births Aurelius, king of Asturias (approximate date) Gao Ying, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 811) Layman Pang, Chinese Chán (Zen) Buddhist (d. 808) Mashallah ibn Athari, Jewish-Arab astrologer (d. 815) Waldo of Reichenau, Frankish abbot (approximate date) Theoctista, politically influential Byzatine woman (d. 802) Deaths Abdallah al-Battal, Arab general Æthelburg, queen of Wessex Æthelheard, king of Wessex Æthelwold, bishop of Lindisfarne Acca, bishop of Hexham (or 742) Anna, Byzatine princess and empress, wife of Artabasdos Frithugyth, queen of Wessex Gregory, duke of Benevento Hilderic, duke of Spoleto Khalid ibn Abi Habib al-Fihri, Arab general Maysara al-Matghari, Berber rebel leader Meng Haoran, Chinese poet Rhain ap Cadwgan, king of Dyfed and Brycheiniog Uqba ibn al-Hajjaj, Arab governor Zayd ibn Ali, Arab imam and grandson of Husayn ibn Ali (b. 695) Zhang Jiuling, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (b. 673) References