730s

Millennia:	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

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

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