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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[Arab–Byzantine wars#Attacks against Byzantine holdings in Africa, Sicily and the East|Arab-Byzantine War]]:  The Arab fleet dominates the [[Aegean Sea]] and conquers the strategic islands, [[Rhodes]], [[Kos|Cos]] and [[Chios]]. The shore on the southern part of [[Sea of Marmara]] is taken, providing an excellent base at [[Cyzicus]] to begin the [[blockade]] of [[Constantinople]] by sea.<ref>John Cairns, "Road to Manzikert" (2012). Byzantine Warfare in an Age of Crisis and Recovery (Chapter 3), p. 67. {{ISBN|978-1-84884-215-1}}</ref>

==== Britain ====
* [[February 15]] &ndash; King [[Oswiu of Northumbria]] dies during a [[pilgrimage]] to [[Rome]] in the company of bishop [[Wilfrid]].{{sfn|Bede Book IV|loc=[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-book4.html Chapter&nbsp;V]}} He is succeeded by his son [[Ecgfrith of Northumbria|Ecgfrith]], while his youngest son [[Ælfwine of Deira|Ælfwine]] becomes king of [[Deira]]. Oswiu is buried at [[Whitby Abbey]], alongside [[Edwin of Northumbria]].      

==== Arabian Empire ====
* [[Muslim conquest of the Maghreb#Second invasion|Muslim Conquest]]: A 10,000-man Arab army under the command of general [[Uqba ibn Nafi]] invades the Byzantine [[Exarchate of Africa]]. He establishes a military base at [[Kairouan]] ([[Tunisia]]) for further invasions, and founds the [[Great Mosque of Kairouan|Great Mosque]], also known as the "Mosque of Uqba".
April 2 - Hasan Ibn Ali, dies at 44.

==== Asia ====
* [[Battle of Dafei River]]: Chinese forces (80,000 men), under general [[Xue Rengui]] of the [[Tang dynasty]], are annihilated by the [[Tibetan Empire|Tibetans]], who take over control of the [[Tarim Basin]].
* A [[Goguryeo]] restoration movement, led by [[Geom Mojam]] in northern [[Korea]], places [[Anseung]] on the [[throne]]. Geom is later murdered, and Anseung flees to neighboring [[Silla]].
* [[Tarumanagara]] (modern [[Indonesia]]) is divided into two kingdoms ([[Sunda Kingdom]] and [[Galuh Kingdom]]), with the [[Citarum River]] as the boundary (approximate date).
* A family register, ''Kogo-nenjaku'', is prepared in [[Japan]] (approximate date) <sup>[Significance of this event is unclear]</sup>.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Hōryū-ji]], a Japanese [[Buddhism in Japan|Buddhist]] temple, burns to the ground after being hit by [[lightning]]; its reconstruction is immediately begun.
* The [[diocese]] of [[Dorchester on Thames|Dorchester-on-Thames]] in [[England]] is replaced by the [[Diocese of Winchester]] (approximate date).
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