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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.
- Ansbert, the Chancellor of Chlothar III. , Becomes bishop of Rouen.
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