730s

Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries: 7th century – 8th century – 9th century
Decades: 700s 710s 720s – 730s – 740s 750s 760s
Years: 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739
Categories: Births – Deaths – Architecture
Establishments – Disestablishments

The 730s decade ran from January 1, 730, to December 31, 739.

Events and trends

  • 732 – Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers, France, leader of the Franks Charles Martel and his men, defeated a large army of Moors under the governor of Cordoba, Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, who was killed during the battle. The Battle of Tours halted the advance of Islam into Western Europe and established a balance of power between Western Europe, Islam and the Byzantine Empire.

Significant people

  • Anglo-Saxon poet Caedmon active
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