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Heads of State

Year of the Earth- sheep己未( at the beginning of earth - horse戊午)

Era of Diocletian: 375/376 ( year November )

Syria: 970/971 (October)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

• Ebroin takes over as House Meier Neustria for official business.

Asia

• China defeated the Western Kok - Turks, and takes Khagan Aschina Holu caught. Thus, the Silk Road is under the control of the emperor of the Tang dynasty that secure it with the "Four Garrisons " ( Kashgar, Khotan, Kucha and Karashahr ).

Religion

• Leger is Bishop of Autun.

Born

• Fujiwara no Fuhito, Japanese statesman († 720)

• To 659: Caedwalla, King of Wessex († 689 )

Died

• Ischo - Jab III. , Catholicos of the Apostolic Church of the East