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Li Bai

701 – 762

Poet, Lyricist, Calligrapher, Writer, Philosopher

Li Bai (c. 701 – 762), also known by his courtesy name of Taibai, was a Chinese poet acclaimed as one of the best and most important poets of the Tang dynasty,…

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

685 – 762

Poet

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ([ɕɥɛ̌n.tsʊ́ŋ]; 8 September 685 – 3 May 762), personal name Li Longji, was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 712 t…

Padmasambhava

717 – 762

Buddhist monk, Writer, Calligrapher, Tertön, Translator

Padmasambhava ('Born from a Lotus'), also known as Guru Rinpoche ('Precious Guru'), was a semi-legendary tantric Buddhist Vajra master from medieval India, who…

Wang Wei

699 – 761

Painter, Poet, Writer, Politician, Musician, Calligrapher

Wang Wei (simplified Chinese: 王维; traditional Chinese: 王維; pinyin: Wáng Wéi; 699–761), courtesy name Mojie, was a Chinese musician, painter, poet, and politicia…

Pope Stephen II

714 – 757

Presbyter, Author

Pope Stephen II (Latin: Stephanus II; 714 – 26 April 757) was the bishop of Rome from 752 until his death in 757. Stephen II marks the historical delineation be…

An Lushan

703 – 757

Military officer, Usurper

An Lushan (Chinese: 安祿山; pinyin: Ān Lùshān; 20th day of the 1st month (19 February) 703 – 29 January 757) was a Chinese military general and rebel leader during…

Alfonso I of Asturias

705 – 757

Monarch

Alfonso I of Asturias, called the Catholic (el Católico), (c. 693 – 757) was the third king of Asturias, reigning from 739 to his death in 757. His reign saw a…

Æthelbald of Mercia

7th century – 757

Monarch

Æthelbald (also spelled Ethelbald or Aethelbald; died 757) was the King of Mercia, in what is now the English Midlands from 716 until he was killed in 757. Æthe…

Aistulf

— – 756

King

Aistulf (also Ahistulf, Haistulfus, Astolf etc.; Latin: Aistulfus, Italian: Astolfo; died December 756) was the Duke of Friuli from 744, King of the Lombards fr…

Yang Guifei

719 – 756

Concubine, Poet, Favourite

Yang Yuhuan (Chinese: 楊玉環; 719 – 15 July 756), often known as Yang Guifei or Lady Yang (楊貴妃, with guifei being the highest rank for imperial consorts during her…

Emperor Shōmu

701 – 756

Calligrapher

Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇, Shōmu-tennō; September 22, 701 – June 4, 756) was the 45th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Shōmu's reig…

Abu Muslim

718 – 755

Military leader, Wali, Da'i

Abu Muslim (c. 718 to 727 – 755 CE) was a Persian revolutionary and military commander who was a central figure in the Abbasid Revolution that brought down the…

Carloman

710 – 754

Politician

Carloman (between 706 and 716 – 17 August 754) was the eldest son of Charles Martel, mayor of the palace and duke of the Franks, and his wife Chrotrud of Treves…

Al-Saffah

722 – 754

Caliph, King

Abu al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās (Arabic: أبو العباس عبد الله ابن محمد ابن علي‎; 721/722 – 8 June 754), known by his…

Saint Boniface

675 – 754

Diplomat, Catholic priest, Missionary, Catholic bishop, Apostle, Archbishop

Boniface (born Wynfreth; c. 675 – 5 June 754) was an English Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of Francia dur…

Childeric III

714 – 754

Monarch

Childeric III (c. 718/728 – c. 755) was King of the Franks from 743 until he was deposed in 751 by Pepin the Short. He was the last Frankish king from the Merov…

Pope-elect Stephen

7th century – 752

Catholic priest

Pope-elect Stephen (Latin: Stephanus; 7th century — 26 March 752), before 1961 previously known as Pope Stephen II, was a Roman cardinal-priest and presbyter se…

Pope Zachary

679 – 752

Catholic priest, Writer

Pope Zachary (Latin: Zacharias; 679 – 15 March 752) was the bishop of Rome from 3 or 5 December 741 until his death on 15 March 752. He was the last pope of the…

Marwan II

688 – 750

Military leader, Politician, Governor, Caliph

Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan (Arabic: مروان بن محمد بن مروان, romanized: Marwān ibn Muḥammad ibn Marwān; c. 691– 6 August 750), commonly known as Marwan II, w…

Ibrahim ibn al-Walid

— – 750

Military leader, Politician, Governor, Caliph, Amir

Ibrahim ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (Arabic: ابراهيم ابن الوليد بن عبد الملك, romanized: Ibrāhīm ibn al-Walīd ibn ʿAbd al-Malik; died 25 January 750) was an U…