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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Britain ====
* King [[Oswine of Kent]] is toppled by [[Wihtred of Kent|Wihtred]], brother of the late king [[Eadric of Kent]], after a 2-year reign. He takes his lands north of the [[River Thames]], in revenge against the [[Kingdom of Essex|East Saxons]] (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* [[October 16]] &ndash; [[Wu Zetian]] ascends to the [[throne]] of the [[Tang Dynasty]], and proclaims herself ruler of the [[China|Chinese Empire]] as "Holy and Divine Emperor". She becomes the first and only female "emperor" in 5,000 years of [[Chinese history]]. Wu Zetian changes the dynasty's name to the [[Dynasties in Chinese history|Zhou Dynasty]], and begins to murder throne [[Pretender|pretendant]]s and ministers who try to oppose her. During her reign she elevates the status of [[Chinese Buddhism|Buddhism]] above [[Taoism]].

=== By topic ===

==== Entertainment ====
* The approximate date of the earliest known [[blindfold chess]], played by [[Sa'id ibn Jubayr]]{{sfn|"Memory ..."|2006}}

==== Religion ====
* [[Willibrord]], Anglo-Saxon [[missionary]], travels from [[York]] with 12 [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] monks to [[Westkapelle, Netherlands|Westkapelle]], (modern [[Netherlands]]) to  [[Christianity|Christianize]] the pagan [[Frisians]]. 
* [[September 19]] &ndash; [[Theodore of Tarsus]], age 88, dies at [[Canterbury]]. He is succeeded by [[Berhtwald]] as the 9th [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (approximate date).
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