701

:''This article is about the year 701. For other uses of 701, see 701 (disambiguation).''
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Contents

Events

By Place

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ Wittiza succeeds his grandfather Ergica as king of the Visigoths.

★ Liutpert succeeds his father Perctarit as king of the Lombards

★ Raginpert overthrows Liutpert and becomes king of the Lombards. He dies soon after, and his son Aripert succeeds him.

Asia

★ The Code of Taihō is issued in Japan.

By Topic

Religion

★ October 30 — Pope John VI succeeds Pope Sergius I as the 85th pope.

Births

★ Emperor Shōmu, emperor of Japan (d. 756)

★ Li Bai (also Li Po), Chinese poet (d. 762)

★ Wang Wei, Chinese poet, musician, painter, and chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 761)

Deaths

★ September 8 — Pope Sergius I

★ Raginpert, king of the Lombards

★ Yeon Namsan, Goguryeo-Korean military leader who later served as an official in the Chinese Tang Dynasty (d. 639)