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Events
Events
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### By place

#### Europe

[Vinekh](/wiki/Vinekh_of_Bulgaria "Vinekh of Bulgaria"), ruler (*[khagan](/wiki/Khagan "Khagan")*) of the [Bulgarian Empire](/wiki/First_Bulgarian_Empire "First Bulgarian Empire"), dies after a six\-year reign. He is succeeded by [Telets](/wiki/Telets_of_Bulgaria "Telets of Bulgaria"), ending the rule of the [Vokil clan](/wiki/Uokil "Uokil"), and beginning the reign of the Ugain clan.
 [Al\-Ala ibn Mugith](/wiki/Al-Ala_ibn_Mughith_al-Judhami "Al-Ala ibn Mughith al-Judhami"), supporter of the [Abbasid](/wiki/Abbasid "Abbasid") cause, is defeated by the [Umayyad](/wiki/Umayyad "Umayyad") emir of [al\-Andalus](/wiki/Al-Andalus "Al-Andalus"), [Abd al\-Rahman I](/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_I "Abd al-Rahman I"), at [Beja](/wiki/Beja%2C_Portugal "Beja, Portugal") (modern\-day [Portugal](/wiki/Portugal "Portugal")).
#### Britain

 King [Æthelbert II of Kent](/wiki/%C3%86thelbert_II_of_Kent "Æthelbert II of Kent") dies, and is succeeded by his nephew [Eadberht II](/wiki/Eadberht_II "Eadberht II"). He possibly rules all [Kent](/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kent "Kingdom of Kent") for a time. [Sigered](/wiki/Sigered_of_Kent "Sigered of Kent"), probably an [East Saxon](/wiki/Kingdom_of_Essex "Kingdom of Essex"), succeeds in [West Kent](/wiki/West_Kent "West Kent"). Eadberht dies after a short reign, followed by [Ealhmund](/wiki/Ealhmund_of_Kent "Ealhmund of Kent") as ruler of Kent.
 King [Æthelwald of Northumbria](/wiki/%C3%86thelwald_Moll_of_Northumbria "Æthelwald Moll of Northumbria") marries his queen, Æthelthryth, at [Catterick](/wiki/Catterick%2C_North_Yorkshire "Catterick, North Yorkshire") ([North Yorkshire](/wiki/North_Yorkshire "North Yorkshire")).Kirby, p. 156\. Symeon of Durham, p. 461
#### Abbasid Caliphate

[July 30](/wiki/July_30 "July 30") – Caliph [al\-Mansur](/wiki/Al-Mansur "Al-Mansur") moves the seat of the [Abbasid Caliphate](/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate "Abbasid Caliphate") from [Kufa](/wiki/Kufa "Kufa") to the new capital of [Baghdad](/wiki/Baghdad "Baghdad").
 [September 25](/wiki/September_25 "September 25") – The [Alid Revolt](/wiki/Alid_Revolt_%28762%E2%80%9363%29 "Alid Revolt (762–63)") begins: [Muhammad al\-Nafs al\-Zakiyya](/wiki/Muhammad_al-Nafs_al-Zakiyya "Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya") raises the banner against the Abbasids at [Medina](/wiki/Medina "Medina"), followed by his brother Ibrahim ibn Abdallah at [Basra](/wiki/Basra "Basra") in early [763](/wiki/763 "763"). Muhammad's rebellion is suppressed, and he is killed by Abbasid troops under [Isa ibn Musa](/wiki/Isa_ibn_Musa "Isa ibn Musa").
#### Asia

 The Chinese official [Li Fuguo](/wiki/Li_Fuguo "Li Fuguo") murders Empress [Zhang](/wiki/Empress_Zhang_%28Tang_dynasty%29 "Empress Zhang (Tang dynasty)"), wife of Emperor [Su Zong](/wiki/Emperor_Suzong_of_Tang "Emperor Suzong of Tang"). Shortly afterward Su Zong dies of a [heart attack](/wiki/Myocardial_infarction "Myocardial infarction"); he is succeeded by his son [Dai Zong](/wiki/Emperor_Daizong_of_Tang "Emperor Daizong of Tang"), who kills Li by sending assassins.
### By topic

#### Religion

[Schäftlarn Abbey](/wiki/Sch%C3%A4ftlarn_Abbey "Schäftlarn Abbey") ([Bavaria](/wiki/Bavaria "Bavaria")) is founded by Waltrich, a [Benedictine](/wiki/Order_of_Saint_Benedict "Order of Saint Benedict") monk of [noble](/wiki/Nobility "Nobility") family, south of modern\-day [Munich](/wiki/Munich "Munich"), [Germany](/wiki/Germany "Germany").
Who was Vinekh and how did he die?