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== Events == <onlyinclude> === By place === ==== Byzantine Empire ==== * Emperor [[Constans II]] voluntarily surrenders [[Armenia]] to the [[Arab people|Arabs]], following a truce with [[Muawiyah I|Muawiyah]], governor of [[Syria]]. Muawiyah grants the [[Armenians]] virtual autonomy, and appoints the ''[[nakharar]]'' [[Theodor Rshtuni]] as [[Ostikanate of Arminiya|ruler of Armenia]].<ref>For the terms of this treaty see Kaegi, Walter (1992). "Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests". Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 196–197. {{ISBN|05214-8455-3}}</ref> * Muawiyah leads a raid against [[Rhodes (city)|Rhodes]], taking the scattered pieces of the [[Colossus of Rhodes]] (one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]]) and shipping it back to Syria, where he destroys the [[bronze]] scrap to make coins. ==== Europe ==== * King [[Rodoald]] is murdered after a six-month reign, and is succeeded by [[Aripert I]], who is elected as king of the [[Lombards]]. He spreads [[Catholicism]] over the Lombard [[realm]] and builds many new [[Church (building)|church]]es through the kingdom. * [[Atto of Spoleto|Atto]] succeeds [[Theodelap of Spoleto|Theodelap]] as [[duke of Spoleto]], in [[Central Italy]] (approximate date). ==== Britain ==== * King [[Penda of Mercia]] secures dominance over the area of [[Middle Angles|Middle Anglia]],{{sfn|Kirby|2000|loc=chapter 5, "The northern Anglian hegemony", section "The reign of Oswald"}} where he establishes his son [[Peada]] as ruler.{{sfn|Kirby|2000||p=78}} * Peada marries Alchflaed, daughter of King [[Oswiu of Northumbria|Oswiu of Bernicia]], and is [[Baptism|baptised]] at ''Ad Murum'' (in the region of [[Hadrian's Wall]]) by bishop [[Finan of Lindisfarne|Finan]]. * King [[Œthelwald of Deira]] rejects Oswiu's overlordship, and turns to Penda instead. Penda mounts another attack against [[Bernicia]] (approximate date). * [[Talorgan I of the Picts|Talorgan I]], nephew of Oswiu, is crowned king of the [[Picts]]. He probably accepts [[Northumbria]]n overlordship and pays [[tribute]].{{sfn|Bede Book II|loc=[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-book2.html Chapter V]}} * King [[Sigeberht the Little|Sigeberht I]] of [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]] dies after a 36-year reign, and is succeeded by his relative [[Sigeberht the Good|Sigeberht II]]. * Sigeberht II is persuaded by Oswiu to adopt [[Christianity]], as part of a [[mobilization]] against Penda. ==== Asia ==== * Emperor [[Emperor Kōtoku|Kōtoku]] sends an [[Diplomatic mission|embassy]] to the court of the [[Tang dynasty]] in [[China]]. Japanese [[ambassador]]s, [[priest]]s and [[student]]s sail for the capital [[Chang'an]], but some of the ships are lost ''en route''. * Prince [[Emperor Tenji|Tenji]] of [[Japan]] changes his residence to [[Asuka, Yamato|Asuka]] ([[Nara Prefecture]]), with other imperial family members and ministers. Only Emperor Kōtoku stays in the [[Osaka|Naniwa]] Palace (approximate date). === By topic === ==== Religion ==== * [[June 17]] – [[Pope Martin I]] is arrested in the [[Lateran]] in [[Rome]], along with [[Maximus the Confessor]], on the orders of Emperor Constans II, and taken to imprisonment in [[Constantinople]]. * Northumbrian [[Missionary|missionaries]] under [[Cedd|St. Cedd]] are despatched to Essex, to found the [[monastery]] at [[Bradwell-on-Sea]]. * The [[Sinheungsa|Temple of Sinheungsa]] in [[Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon Province]] ([[South Korea]]) is constructed by the [[Bhikkhu|Buddhist monk]] [[Jajang]]. </onlyinclude>
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