| Centuries: | 7th century - 8th century - 9th century |
| Decades: | 710s 720s 730s - 740s - 750s 760s 770s
|
| Years: | 739 740 741 - 742 - 743 744 745 |
| Gregorian calendar | 742 DCCXLII
|
| Ab urbe condita | 1495 |
| Armenian calendar | 191 ԹՎ ՃՂԱ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1102 – -1101 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1286 |
| Coptic calendar | 458 – 459 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 734 – 735 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4502 – 4503 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 797 – 798 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 664 – 665 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3843 – 3844 |
| Holocene calendar | 10742 |
| Iranian calendar | 120 – 121 |
| Islamic calendar | 124 – 125 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1402 (皇紀1402年) |
| Julian calendar | 787 |
| Korean calendar | 3075 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1285 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Asia[]
- Chinese poet Li Po is presented before the emperor and given a position in the Imperial court. (approximate date)
- Artabasdus is Byzantine Emperor until the capital is stormed by Constantine V, who regains control and resumes the suppression of image-worship.
- Emperor Xuanzong of Tang begins to favor Taoism over Buddhism, adopting the new reign title Tianbao ('Heavenly Treasures') to indicate his divine mandate.
- For the municipal census of the Chinese capital city Chang'an and its metropolitan area of Jingzhou Fu (including small towns in the vicinity), the New Book of Tang records that in this year there were 362,921 registered families with 1,960,188 persons.
- In China, the total number of enlisted troops in the Tang armies had risen to about half a million due to Emperor Xuanzong's earlier reforms.
- China's population c. 50 millions.
Africa[]
- The Arabs suppress a revolt of the Kharajites and the Berbers.
Europe[]
By Topic[]
Religion[]
- Saint Sturm establishes the abbey of Fulda. (or 744?)
- After a forty-year vacancy, Stephen becomes Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch at the suggestion of Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.
- Chrodegang, chancellor of Charles Martel, is appointed bishop of Metz and embarks on a reorganisation of the Frankish church.
Births[]
- Charlemagne, king and emperor of the Franks (disputed date)
- Emperor Dezong of Tang
Deaths[]
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People of the year 742 at Familypedia
1 people were born in 742
| Father | Mother | Age mother at birth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himiltrude (c742-c780) |
2 children were born to the 1 women born in 742
0 people died in 742
21 people lived in 742
Events of the year 742 at Familypedia
0 people were married in 742.
There were 0 military battles in 742.