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775

Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century

Decades: 720s 730s 740s 750s 760s - 770s - 780s 790s 800s 810s 820s

Years: 770 771 772 773 774 - 775 - 776 777 778 779 780

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Events

• Leo IV succeeds Constantine V as Byzantine Emperor.
• Battle of Otford between Mercia and Kent.
• Alpin II succeeds Ciniod as king of the Picts.

Births

Deaths

• Al-Mansur, second Abbasid caliph
• September 14 - Constantine V, Byzantine Emperor

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