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Heads of State
Year of the Earth Snake己巳( at the beginning of the year Earth Dragon龙 辰)
Era of Diocletian: 385/386 ( year November )
Syria: 980/981 (October)
Events
Politics and World Affairs
- Caliph Muawiya I. puts his son Yazid I. an heir to the throne and established the heritability of the caliph of the Umayyad dynasty Office.
- Muslim Conquest: The Muslims need to cancel (since 668 ), the first siege of Constantinople Opel.
Religion
- John V. is Patriarch of Constantinople Opel.
- Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury, will decide in the dispute over the bishopric of York against Chad and in favor of Wilfrid.
Born
Died
- Fujiwara no Kamatari, founder of the Japanese Fujiwara dynasty ( * 614)