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Heads of State
Year of the Metal horse庚午(at the beginning of Earth Snake己巳)
Era of Diocletian: 386/387 ( year November )
Syria: 981/982 (October)
Events
Politics and World Affairs
Europe
- After the death Oswius is Ecgfrith new king of Bernicia, Deira, a sub- kingdom shall be established for nine years under Ælfwine before it merges finally with Bernicia to Northumbria.
- The nobility of the Frankish kingdom of Burgundy part rises under the leadership of Leger, Bishop of Autun against the rule of mayor of the palace of Neustria Ebroin they detain in Luxeuil monastery.
- 670: Greek fire was invented by Kallinikos (first of traditional use 678 ).
Islamic expansion
- Husain ibn ʿ Alī is third Imam of the Shiites after the death of Hasan ibn ʿ Alī.
- Founded the city of Kairouan by the Arabs under their Uqba ibn Nafi governor ʿ ʿ.
Asia
- Tibet conquered the area of Kotan or the "Four Garrisons " ( today's Xinjiang ) of China.
Religion
- The bishopric of Dorchester is moved to Winchester.
- Lambert of Liege is Bishop of Maastricht, after his predecessor Theodard of Gentiles was slain.
Born
- Qutaiba ibn Muslim, Muslim commander († 715)
- 670: Chilperic II, Merovingian King of the Franks († 721 )
- 670: Drogo, Duke of Champagne Carolingian († 708)
- 670: Petronax, Abbot of Monte Cassino († 747 )
- 670: Wigbert, missionary in the Frankish Empire († 747 )
- 670: Tariq ibn Ziyad, the Muslim conqueror of Western Goth († 720)
- 670: Wihtred, Anglo- Saxon King († 725 )