690s
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The 690s decade ran from January 1, 690, to December 31, 699.
690
By place
Britain
- King Oswine of Kent is toppled by Wihtred, brother of the late king Eadric of Kent, after a 2-year reign. He takes his lands north of the River Thames, in revenge against the East Saxons (approximate date).
Asia
- October 16 – Wu Zetian ascends to the throne of the Tang dynasty, and proclaims herself ruler of the Chinese Empire as "Holy and Divine Emperor". She becomes the first and only female "emperor" in 5,000 years of Chinese history. Wu Zetian changes the dynasty's name to the Zhou dynasty, and begins to murder throne pretendants and ministers who try to oppose her. During her reign she elevates the status of Buddhism above Taoism.
By topic
Entertainment
- The approximate date of the earliest known blindfold chess, played by Sa'id ibn Jubayr[1]
Religion
- Willibrord, Anglo-Saxon missionary, travels from York with 12 Benedictine monks to Westkapelle, (modern Netherlands) to Christianize the pagan Frisians.
- September 19 – Theodore of Tarsus, age 88, dies at Canterbury. He is succeeded by Berhtwald as the 9th Archbishop of Canterbury (approximate date).
Significant people
- Abd al-Malik caliph
- Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan famous governor of Egypt
- Justinian II Byzantine emperor
- Pope Conon of Rome
Births
690
- Ashot III, Armenian prince (approximate date)
- Rhodri Molwynog ap Idwal, king of Gwynedd (approximate date)
- Tassilo II, duke of Bavaria (approximate date)[15]
691
- Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, Muslim caliph (d. 743)
- Marwan II, Muslim caliph (d. 750)
692
- Gundelina, Frankish abbess
693
694
- Fujiwara no Umakai, Japanese statesman (d. 737)[16]
- Hammad Ar-Rawiya, Arab scholar (approximate date)
- Mildthryth, Anglo-Saxon abbess (approximate date)
695
- Fujiwara no Maro, Japanese statesman (d. 737)
- Herlindis of Maaseik, Frankish abbess (approximate date)
- Kibi no Makibi, Japanese scholar (d. 775)
- Muhammad ibn al-Qasim, Umayyad general (d. 715)
- Ōtomo no Koshibi, Japanese general (d. 777)
- Emperor Shang of Tang, Chinese ruler (or 698)
- Theophilus of Edessa, Greek astrologer (d. 785)
- Zayd ibn Ali, Arab imam and grandson of Husayn ibn Ali (d. 740)
696
- Vijayaditya, king of the Chalukya dynasty (d. 733)
- Kim Gyo-gak, Korean Buddhist monk (d. 794)
- Osred I of Northumbria, King of Northumbria from 705 until his death in 716.
697
- Fang Guan, chancellor of the Tang dynasty (d. 763)
- Guo Ziyi, general of the Tang dynasty (d. 781)
- Osred I, king of Northumbria (approximate date)
698
- Dagobert III, king of the Franks (d. 715)
- Shang, emperor of the Tang dynasty (or 695)
- Wang Changling, Chinese poet and official (d. 756)
699
Deaths
690
- September 19 – Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 602)
- Aimé, Swiss bishop and saint
- Amalberga of Maubeuge, Lotharingian saint (approximate date)
- Benedict Biscop, Anglo-Saxon abbot
- Bertha of Val d'Or, Frankish abbess (approximate date)
- Julian, archbishop of Toledo (b. 642)
- Kusaila, Berber leader (approximate date)
- Landrada, Frankish abbess (approximate date)
- Nukata, Japanese poet (b. c. 630)
- Oswine, king of Kent (approximate date)
691
- August 24 – Fu Youyi, official of the Tang dynasty
- November 7 – Cen Changqian, official of the Tang dynasty
- November 7 – Ge Fuyuan, official of the Tang dynasty
- Fithceallach mac Flainn, king of Uí Maine (Ireland)
- Theuderic III, king of the Franks (b. 654)
- Sun Guoting, Chinese calligrapher (b. 646)
692
- Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, Arab sahabi (b. 624)
- Asmā' bint Abi Bakr, companion of Muhammad
- Bʼalaj Chan Kʼawiil, a Maya ruler of Dos Pilas (b. 625)
- Two Ewalds, Saxon priests (approximate date)
- Chrothildis, Frankish queen regent
693
- Begga, Frankish abbess (b. 615)
- Bridei III, king of the Picts
- Earconwald, bishop of London
- Fáelchar ua Máele Ódrain, king of Osraige (Ireland)
- Oshere, king of Hwicce (Mercia)
- Paul III, patriarch of Constantinople
694
- Clovis IV, King of the Franks (b. 677)
- Coenred, king of Dorset (approximate date)
- Rodoald, duke of Friuli (Italy)
- Xue Huai-yi, Chinese Buddhist monk
695
- Ado, duke of Friuli (Northern Italy)
- Ansbert of Rouen, Frankish bishop
- Chan Imix K'awiil, Mayan ruler (ajaw)
- Sæbbi, king of Kent (approximate date)
- Stephen the Persian, chief eunuch and sakellarios of the Byzantine Empire under Justinian II
696
- August 13 – Takechi, Japanese prince (b. c. 654)
- Domnall Donn, king of Dál Riata (Scotland)
- Vinayaditya of Vatapi, king of the Chalukya dynasty and predecessor of Vijayaditya.
- Woncheuk, Korean Buddhist monk (b. c. 613)
697
- Eochaid mac Domangairt, king of Dál Riata
- Ferchar Fota, king of Dál Riata (Scotland)
- Hugobert, Merovingian noblemen (seneschal)
- Nordebert, mayor of the palace of Neustria
- Osthryth, queen of Mercia (English Midlands)
698
- May 6 – Eadberht, bishop of Lindisfarne
- July 22 – Wu Chengsi, nephew of Chinese sovereign Wu Zetian
- Ainbcellach mac Ferchair, king of Dál Riata (Scotland)
- Berthtred, Anglo-Saxon noblemen (approximate date)
- Rieul, bishop of Reims (approximate date)
- Suraqah al-Bariqi, Arab poet (b. 621)
- Trudo, Frankish abbot (approximate date)
699
References
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