- 683
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Events
By Place
Americas
* The reign of
Pacal the Great , ruler of Maya state ofPalenque , comes to an end.Asia
* The Umayyad caliph
Yazid I (680 –683) is succeeded byMuawiya II ibn Yazid (683–684 ).
* In Japan,Prince Ōtsu for the first time attends to matters of State.
*Emperor Temmu of Japan makes a decree that copper coins, instead of silver coins, must be used. Three days later a decree is issued to let the use of silver be not discontinued.Births
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Emperor Mommu of Japan
*Bilge Khan , emperor of theGöktürks
*Yi Xing , Chinese astronomer, mechanical engineer, and Buddhist monk (d.727 )Deaths
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Pope Leo II
*Emperor Gaozong of Tang , emperor ofChina
*Yazid I ,Umayyad caliph
*Cui Zhiwen
*Xue Rengui
*Xue Yuanchao Heads of state
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Holy See — Leo IIpope (682–683)
*Japan —Emperor Temmu , emperor of Japan (672–686)
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