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Contents

Events

By Place

Europe

Africa

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ On the death of his brother Clotaire, Childeric II becomes king of all of the Frankish kingdoms -- Austrasia, Neustria and Burgundy.

Africa

★ The city of Kairouan in what is now Tunisia is founded.

Asia

★ The Kingdom of Khotan is conquered by Tibet.

★ A Goguryeo restoration movement led by Geom Mojam in northern Korea places Anseung on the throne.

By Topic

Religion

★ Hōryū-ji, the Buddhist temple, burns down.

★ Reconstruction of Hōryū-ji temple starts.

★ The diocese of Dorchester-on-Thames in England is replaced by the diocese of Winchester.

Births

Deaths

★ Oswiu, king of Northumbria, Bretwalda

★ Clotaire III, king of Neustria and Burgundy

★ Al-Khansa, Arab poet