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Calendar overview 668
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| 668 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 116/117 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 660/661 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1211/12 (southern Buddhism); 1210/11 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 56th (57th) cycle
Year of the Earth Dragon龙 辰 ( at the beginning of the year Fire Rabbit 丁卯) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 30/31 (turn of the year April) |
| Iranian calendar | 46/47 (turn of the year March) |
| Islamic calendar | 47/48 (turn of the year 19/20 February) |
| Jewish calendar | 4428/29 (September 11-12) |
| Coptic calendar | 384/385 |
| Roman calendar |
ab urbe condita MCDXXI (1421)
Diocletian's era : 384/385 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 978/979 (April)
Syria: 979/980 (October) |
| Spanish era | 706 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 724/725 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Byzantine Empire
- September 15 : A valet kills the Byzantine emperor Konstans II at his seat of government, which has been relocated to Syracuse since 661 .
- Constantine IV becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire after the assassination of his predecessor. He moves his residence back to Constantinople .
Islamic expansion
- 668/ 669 : First Arab advance into Konstantin Opel and siege of the city.
Asia
- The Chinese conquer Pyongyang and annex the kingdom of Goguryeo . The southern part is given to the Kingdom of Silla .
religion
- Theodore of Tarsus becomes Archbishop of Canterbury .
Born
- al-Walid I , Islamic caliph († 715 )
- Gyōki , Buddhist monk in Japan († 749 )
Died
Date of death secured
- September 15 : Constans II , Byzantine Emperor (* 630 )
Exact date of death unknown
- Saborios , Byzantine general and usurper
Died around 668
- Wandregisel , saint and monastery founder (* before 600)
- 668/669: Mizizios , Byzantine usurper
Web links
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