Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century Decades: 690s 700s 710s 720s 730s - 740s - 750s 760s 770s 780s 790s Years: 738 739 740 741 742 - 743 - 744 745 746 747748 Events Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (724-743) succeeded by al-Walid II ibn Abd al-Malik (743-744). Childeric III becomes king of the Franks after an interregnum of seven years. Constantine V re-ascends the throne of the Byzantine Empire. Births Deaths\n nds:743 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.