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Events
By Place
Byzantine Empire
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Justinian II succeedsConstantine IV asemperor of theByzantine Empire .Europe
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Sussex attacks Kent, supporting Eadric's claim to the throne held by Hlothhere.
*Surrey takesWessex as its overlord.
*May 20 —Battle of Dunnichen "or"Nechtansmere :Picts defeatNorthumbria ns.
* Plague kills almost all the monks in aNorthumbria nmonastery , aside from theabbot and one small boy - future scholarBede .Asia
* The Umayyad
caliph Marwan I (684 –685) is succeeded byAbd al-Malik ibn Marwan (685–705 ).
* In Japan, the styles of official ranks are reformed so that there are in all 48 grades.Africa
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Arabs reach present-dayMorocco .By Topic
Religion
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July 23 —Pope John V succeedsPope Benedict II as the 82ndpope .
* Cuthbert is consecratedbishop ofLindisfarne .Births
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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Deaths
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March 2 -Liu Rengui , ChineseChancellor of the Tang Dynasty
*May 20 — Ecgfrith, king ofNorthumbria (in battle)
* September -Constantine IV , Byzantine emperor (b.652 )Heads of state
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Holy See — Benedict IIpope (684–685)
*Holy See — John V pope (685–686)
*Japan —Emperor Temmu , emperor of Japan (672–686)
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