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Events

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Asia

Africa

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Events

By Place

Asia

★ The first Buddhist Pala king of Bengal, Gopala-I came to power in 750 in Gaur by election; this event is recognized as one of the first democratic events in the history of South Asia

★ The last Umayyad Caliph Marwan II (744–750) is overthrown and executed by the first Abbasid Caliph, Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah. The Caliphate is moved to Baghdad, within the territory of the former Persian Empire; this would prove to be a momentous event for Baghdad which developed into a centre of world trade and culture.

Africa

★ Ghana Empire begins

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