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| Thai solar calendar | 1227–1228 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木猴年 (male Wood-Monkey) 811 or 430 or −342 — to — 阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) 812 or 431 or −341 |
Cædwalla of Wessex
(c. 659–688)Year 685 (DCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 685 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
By place
Byzantine Empire
- July 10 – Emperor Constantine IV dies of dysentery at Constantinople after a 17-year reign, and is succeeded by his 16-year-old son Justinian II.[1]
Europe
- Pannonia). He leads his followers of around 70,000 people to Macedonia (modern North Macedonia).
Britain
- Anglo-Saxons to withdraw south of the River Forth.
- King
- Aldfrith, illegitimate half-brother of Ecgfrith, becomes (possibly with Irish and Scottish help) king of Northumbria. He is brought from Iona (Inner Hebrides), where he is studying for a career in the church.
- King Eadric revolts against his uncle Hlothhere, and defeats him in battle. He becomes sole ruler of Kent until his death in 686.
Arabian Empire
- Ras al-'Ayn (Syria).
- May 7 – Caliph Marwan I dies at Damascus, and is succeeded by his son Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan.
Kharijite
controlled areasChina
- Empress Wu Zetian sends a pair of giant pandas to the Japanese court of Emperor Tenmu, as a diplomatic gift (approximate date).
- Wu Zetian exiles her son Zhong Zong, former emperor of the Tang dynasty, and his family to the island of Fang Zhou.[4]
By topic
Religion
- May 8 – Pope Benedict II dies at Rome after a reign of less than 11 months. He is succeeded by John V as the 82nd pope.
- John Maron is elected as the first patriarch in the Maronite Church (approximate date).
Births
- September 8 – Xuan Zong, emperor of the Tang dynasty (d. 762)
- Leo III, emperor of the Byzantine Empire (d. 741)
- Li Xianhui, princess of the Tang dynasty (d. 701)
- Miao Jinqing, chancellor of the Tang dynasty (d. 765)
- Pelagius, king of Asturias (approximate date)
- Theodbert, duke of Bavaria (approximate date)
Deaths
- February 6 – Hlothhere, king of Kent[5]
- May 8 – Benedict II, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 635)[6]
- May 20 – Ecgfrith, king of Northumbria
- Æthelwealh, king of Sussex
- Anania Shirakatsi, Armenian astronomer (b. 610)
- Beornhæth, Anglo-Saxon nobleman
- Centwine, king of Wessex (approximate date)
- Constantine IV, Byzantine emperor (b. 652)
- Liu Rengui, chancellor of the Tang dynasty (b. 602)
References
- ^ Kazhdan 1991, p. 1084.
- ^ Alec Hamilton-Barr. In Saxon Sussex. The Arundel Press, Bognor Regis, p. 21
- ^ A Chronicle of England (B.C. 55–A.D. 1485), by James. E. Doyle (1864). "The Saxons", p. 37
- ^ The Events of the Tang Dynasty: "Time line of the Tang Dynasty" (Tang Zhong Zong 684–685 A.D)
- ISBN 978-0-521-77845-9.
- ^ "Saint Benedict II | pope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6.