Editing 654

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[[File:Pope Eugene I.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Pope Eugene I]] (654–657)]]
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Year '''654''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCLIV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 654 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Emperor [[Constans II]] appoints his son [[Constantine IV]], age 2, co-emperor (''[[Augustus (honorific)|Augustus]]''). He is too young to rule as monarch of the [[Byzantine Empire]], and his title remains a given name.<ref>Kazhdan, p. 500</ref>

==== Europe ====
* King [[Recceswinth]] draws up the ''[[Visigothic Code|Liber Judiciorum]]'' at [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]], a [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] code based on [[Roman law]], that establishes equality between [[Goths]] and [[Hispania|Hispano-Romans]] without regard to racial or cultural differences.

==== Britain ====
* King [[Penda of Mercia]] defeats the East Anglians at Bulcamp near [[Blythburgh]] ([[Suffolk]]). King [[Anna of East Anglia]] and his son [[Jurmin]] are killed.<ref>Warner, "The Origins of Suffolk", pp. 110–113</ref>
* [[Æthelhere of East Anglia|Æthelhere]] succeeds his brother Anna as king of [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]], and accepts [[Mercia]]n overlordship (approximate date).

==== Arabian Caliphate ====
* [[Muawiyah I|Muawiyah]], governor of [[Syria]], stations a large garrison on [[Cyprus]]. He conquers the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Kos]] in the [[Dodecanese]].
* [[Rashidun Caliphate|Arab]] invaders cross the [[Amu Darya|Oxus River]], in what later will be [[Uzbekistan]]. Nomadic [[Göktürks|Turkic]] tribes continue to control [[Central Asia]].

==== Asia ====
* [[November 24]] – Emperor [[Emperor Kōtoku|Kōtoku]] dies after a 9-year reign; [[Empress Kōgyoku|Kōgyoku]] (his elder sister) is restored  on the [[throne]] under the name Saimei.
* [[Takamuko no Kuromaro]], a Japanese [[diplomat]], is sent to the [[Tang dynasty]] again, but dies upon his arrival in [[Chang'an]].<ref>Nussbaum, "Takamuko no Kuromaro (No Genri)", p. 935</ref>
* [[Fujiwara no Kamatari|Nakatomi no Kamatari]], the inner minister (''[[naidaijin]]'') of [[Japan]], is granted the Shikwan (the Purple Cap). <sup>[Ambiguous; Significance of this is unclear]</sup>
* [[Muyeol of Silla|Muyeol]] becomes king of the Korean kingdom of [[Silla]].<ref name=met>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[August 10]] – The exiled [[Pope Martin I]] is deposed, and succeeded by [[Pope Eugene I|Eugene I]], as the 75th [[pope]] of the Roman [[Catholic Church]]. On September 17, Martin is taken to [[Constantinople]] and publicly [[Humiliation|humiliated]], for having condemned the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] Emperor [[Constans II]] in [[649]].
* [[Philibert of Jumièges|Philibert]], Frankish [[abbot]], receives a gift from King [[Clovis II]] of [[Neustria]], and founds [[Jumièges Abbey]] in [[Normandy]].</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[Prince Takechi|Takechi]], Japanese prince (approximate date)
* [[Theuderic III]], king of the [[Franks]] (d. [[691]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 16]] – [[Gao Jifu]], chancellor of the [[Tang dynasty]] (b. [[596]])
* [[June 1]] – [[Pyrrhus of Constantinople|Pyrrhus]], [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|patriarch of Constantinople]]
* [[November 24]] – [[Emperor Kōtoku|Kōtoku]], emperor of [[Japan]] (b. 596)
* [[Anna of East Anglia|Anna]], king of [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]] (approximate date)
* [[Conall Cóel]], high king of [[Ireland]]
* [[Dúnchad mac Conaing]], king of [[Dál Riata]] (modern [[Scotland]])
* [[Jindeok of Silla]], queen of [[Silla]]<ref name=met />
* [[Jurmin]], [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] prince (approximate date)
* [[Takamuko no Kuromaro]], Japanese [[diplomat]]

== References ==
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