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Supporters of Witiza's son call on the Muslims of North Africa for aid. Berber general Tariq ibn Ziyad invades Spain, defeating Roderick and the Visigoths at the Battle of Guadalete River on 19 July. The Visigoth kingdom collapses, and by 719 the Muslims have reached the Pyrenees.
The Turkish khan Mo-ch'o has gained control of the Central Asian steppes from the Chinese frontier to Transoxiana and is a threat to China itself. When he is murdered in 716, his empire collapses.
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