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Heads of State

Year of the Wood Monkey甲申( at the beginning of the year, water - sheep癸未)

Era of Diocletian: 400/401 ( year November )

Syria: 995/996 (October)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

America

  • January 7: K'inich Kan Balam II ascends to succeed his father died the previous year K'inich Janaab ' Pakal I. to the throne of Palenque. He leads the intense construction activity continued in the Mayan city.

Asia and Africa

  • Islamic Expansion: After the death of Caliph Mu ʿ āwiya II, there is a serious crisis of Umayyadenherrschaft and the proclamation of Abdallah ibn az- Zubair to counter- caliph. Marwan I. Under the Umayyad Syria and Egypt can first claim.
  • Tennō Temmu reformed the system of rank Kabane in Japan. The 24 tracks are reduced to eight.

Religion

  • June 26: Benedict II is consecrated after a year Sedisvakanz the new pope.

Born

  • 684: Nagaya, Japanese statesman († 729 )

Died

  • Aldegundis, abbess and saint (c. 630)
  • Constantine of Mananalis, founder of the Paulicians
  • Mu ʿ āwiya II, the third Caliph of the Umayyad
  • Ouen, Frankish bishop and saint (c. 609)
  • Philibert, abbot and saint (c. 617)
  • 684: Andhun, King of Sussex
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