Battle of the Boarn: TheFranks underCharles Martel, mayor of the palace ofNeustria andAustrasia, defeat theFrisians near the mouth of the River Boarn (now the Dutch province ofFriesland). During the battle, the Frisian army is beaten and KingPoppo is killed.[1] The Franks gain control of the Frisian lands west of theLauwers (Netherlands), and begin plundering thepagan sanctuaries. The Frisians become Frankishvassals, apart from the tribes living inEast Frisia in present-day Germany.
March 23 – A large earthquake strikes theTang dynasty city of Qinzhou (in the vicinity of modern-dayTianshui City), causing serious damage and killing around 4000 people.[3]
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