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Calendar overview 685
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| 685 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 133/134 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 677/678 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1228/29 (southern Buddhism); 1227/28 (alternative calculation according to Buddhas Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 56th (57th) cycle
Year of the Wood Rooster乙酉 ( at the beginning of the year Wood Monkey 甲申) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 47/48 (turn of the year April) |
| Iranian calendar | 63/64 (turn of the year March) |
| Islamic calendar | 65/66 (turn of the year 7/8 August) |
| Jewish calendar | 4445/46 (September 3-4) |
| Coptic calendar | 401/402 |
| Roman calendar |
ab urbe condita MCDXXXVIII (1438)
Diocletian's era : 401/402 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 995/996 (April)
Syria: 996/997 (October) |
| Spanish era | 723 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 741/742 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Byzantine Empire
- After the death of Constantine IV , his 16-year-old son Justinian II becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire . Years ago, Constantine had his younger brothers Herakleios and Tiberios cut off their noses in order to disqualify them from being emperor.
British Islands
Aberlemno Sculpture Stone with details of the Battle of Dunnichen Mere
- May 20th : The King of the Picts Bridei III. mac Bili decisively defeats the king of Northumbria , Ecgfrith , in the battle of Dunnichen Mere . The fallen Ecgfrith's successor is Aldfrith .
- Eadric rises against the rule of his uncle, the King Hlothhere of Kent , whom he defeats and kills.
- Caedwalla succeeds King Centwine in Wessex .
Asia and Africa
- May 7 : Abd al-Malik becomes Umayyad Caliph after the death of Marwan I.
- October 18 : With the expulsion of the caliph ʿAbdallāh ibn az-Zubair , who in turn had expelled the Umayyads , the Muchtar uprising begins in Kufa , Iraq.
religion
- July 23 : John V becomes Pope; he succeeds Benedict II.
Born
- Maslama , Arab general († 738 )
- Tang Xuanzong , Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty († 762 )
Died
Date of death secured
- February 6th : Hlothhere , King of Kent
- May 7th : Marwan I , Umayyad Caliph (* 623 )
- May 8 : Benedict II , Pope
- May 20 : Ecgfrith , King of Northumbria (* 645 )
Exact date of death unknown
- Constantine IV Pogonatos, Emperor of Byzantium (* 652 )
- Anania Schirakatsi , Armenian scholar, mathematician and geographer (* 610 )
Died around 685
- Centwine , King of Wessex