685

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

• Justinian II succeeds Constantine IV as emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

Europe

• Sussex attacks Kent, supporting Eadric's claim to the throne held by Hlothhere.
• Surrey takes Wessex as its overlord.
• May 20 — Battle of Dunnichen or Nechtansmere: Picts defeat Northumbrians.
• Plague kills almost all the monks in a Northumbrian monastery, aside from the abbot and one small boy - future scholar Bede.

Asia

• The Umayyad caliph Marwan I (684–685) is succeeded by Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (685–705).
• In Japan, the styles of official ranks are reformed so that there are in all 48 grades.

Africa

• Arabs reach present-day Morocco.

By Topic

Religion

• July 23 — Pope John V succeeds Pope Benedict II as the 82nd pope.
• Cuthbert is consecrated bishop of Lindisfarne.

Births

• Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

Deaths

• March 2 - Liu Rengui, Chinese Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
• May 20 — Ecgfrith, king of Northumbria (in battle)

Heads of state

• Holy See — Benedict II pope (684–685)
• Holy See — John V pope (685–686)
• Japan — Emperor Temmu, emperor of Japan (672–686)af:685

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