Editing 660

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[[File:Petrus Christus 003.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Saint Eligius|Eligius]], [[bishop]]  and [[confessor]] (c. 588–660)]]
Year '''660''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCLX]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 660 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Emperor [[Constans II]] is paranoid about the ambitions of his younger brother, Theodosius, and has him murdered. Having attracted the hatred of the citizens of [[Constantinople]], Constans decides to leave the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] capital and moves to [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]] ([[Sicily]]).

==== Europe ====
* The [[Carantania|March of the Slavs]], centred north of modern [[Klagenfurt]], preserves independence and is first mentioned in historical sources, known as ''[[Carantania]]'' ([[Austria]]).
* [[Felix of Aquitaine|Felix]], [[Patrician (post-Roman Europe)|patrician]]{{sfn|Lewis|1976|p=388 n. 31}} of [[Toulouse]], assumes the titles of [[Duchy of Vasconia|Duke of Vasconia]] and [[Duke of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]]. He is formally a [[vassal]] of the [[Franks]], but rules "de facto" independently.{{sfn|Nicolle|2008|p=16}}{{sfn|James|1977|p=14}}

==== Britain ====
* King [[Cenwalh of Wessex]] becomes dissatisfied with his local bishop, [[Agilbert|Agilbert of Dorchester]], as he does not speak [[Old English|West-Saxon]]. Cenwalh splits the [[episcopal see]] of [[Wessex]] in two. [[Wine (bishop)|Wine]] becomes the first bishop of [[Winchester]], by the [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxons]] called ''Wintancestir''.{{sfn|Bede Book III|loc=[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-book3.html Chapter&nbsp;VII]}} Agilbert resigns in protest and travels north to [[Northumbria]].
* King [[Sigeberht the Good|Sigeberht II]] of [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]] is murdered by his brothers, [[Swithhelm of Essex|Swithelm]] and Swithfrith, and other kinsmen for being ''"too ready to pardon his enemies"''; that is to say, the [[Christians]]. Swithelm becomes king of Essex, with Swithfrith as joint-monarch for a period (approximate date).
* King [[Conall Crandomna]] of [[Dál Riata]] (modern [[Scotland]]) dies, and is succeeded by his nephew [[Domangart mac Domnaill]].

==== Korea ====
* [[July 9]] &ndash; [[Battle of Hwangsanbeol]]: Sillan forces (50,000 men) led by general [[Kim Yushin|Kim Yu-shin]] defeat the army of [[Baekje]] at [[Nonsan]]. During the fighting general [[Gyebaek]] dies at the hand of the Sillan invaders.
* Baekje in southwestern [[Korea]] is conquered by an [[Military alliance|alliance]] of the [[Tang dynasty]] and [[Silla]], led by general [[Su Dingfang]] and King [[Munmu of Silla]]. The Japanese envoys detained in [[Chang'an]] are paroled.
* Emperor [[Emperor Gaozong of Tang|Gao Zong]] suffers from an illness (possibly slow-[[poison]]ing). His wife [[Wu Zetian]] starts to rule the [[History of China|Chinese Empire]].

==== Japan ====
* Prince [[Emperor Tenji|Naka no Ōe no Ōji]] of [[Japan]] makes a [[Japanese clock]] for the first time at [[Asuka, Yamato|Asuka]], by which he causes the people to know the hours.
* After the fall of [[Sabi (Korea)|Sabi]] to the forces of Silla, the Yamato government sends envoys directly to the Chinese court for the first time
* The [[Baekje–Tang War]] begins, involving Yamato forces in support of the kingdoms of Baekje and Goguryeo
* Japanese forces, under command of [[Abe no Hirafu]], massacre the Mishihase people in Hokkaido 
* The capital of Japan moves from Asuka, Yamato (''Okamoto'' Palace or ''Nochi no Asuka-Okamoto-no-miya'') to [[Asakura, Fukuoka]]<ref name="asuka">Asuka Historical Museum, [http://www.asukanet.gr.jp/asukahome/ASUKA2/ASUKAMIYA/miyahensen.html Palaces of the Asuka Period,"] 1995; retrieved 2011-11-25.</ref><ref name="ponsonby24">[[Richard Ponsonby-Fane|Ponsonby-Fane, Richard]]. (1915). ''The Imperial Family of Japan'', p. 24.</ref>
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== Births ==
* [[Acca of Hexham|Acca]], [[bishop of Hexham]] (approximate date)
* [[Empress Genmei|Genmei]], empress of [[Japan]] (d. [[721]])
* [[John of Dailam]], Syrian [[monk]] (d. [[738]])
* [[Leudwinus]], Frankish [[bishop]] (approximate date)
* [[Rupert of Salzburg|Rupert]], bishop of [[Salzburg]] (approximate date)
* [[Yamanoue no Okura]], Japanese [[poet]] (d. [[733]])

== Deaths ==
[[File:Petrus Christus 003.jpg|thumbnail|100px|right|Saint [[Eligius]]]]
* [[December 1]] &ndash; [[Saint Eligius|Eligius]], bishop and [[saint]]
* [[Boggis]], [[Duke of Aquitaine]] (approximate date)
* [[Conall Crandomna]], king of [[Dál Riata]] ([[Scotland]])
* [[Gyebaek]], general of [[Baekje]] ([[Three Kingdoms of Korea|Korea]])
* [[Magnus of Avignon|Magnus]], bishop and governor of [[Avignon]]
* [[Sigebert III]], king of [[Austrasia]] (or [[656]])
* [[Sigeberht the Good|Sigeberht II]], king of [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]] (approximate date)
* [[Xin Maojiang]], [[chancellor of the Tang dynasty]]

== References ==
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=== Sources ===
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* {{cite web |last=Bede |author-link=Bede |title=Book III |work=[[Ecclesiastical History of the English People]] |publisher=Internet History Sourcebooks Project |url=http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-book3.html |ref={{harvid|Bede Book&nbsp;III}}}}
* {{cite book |last=James |first=Edward |author-link=Edward James (historian) |date=1977 |title=The Merovingian Archaeology of South-West Gaul, Volume 1 |series=BAR Supplementary Series |volume=25 |publisher=British Archaeological Reports}}
* {{cite journal |last=Lewis |first=Archibald R. |author-link=Archibald Ross Lewis |date=1976 |title=The Dukes in the Regnum Francorum, A.D. 550–751 |journal=Speculum |volume=51 |issue=3 |pages=381–410 |doi=10.2307/2851704|jstor=2851704 |s2cid=162248053 }}
* {{cite book |last=Nicolle |first=David |author-link=David Nicolle |date=2008 |title=Poitiers AD 732: Charles Martel Turns the Islamic Tide |volume=190 |series=Campaign Series |publisher=Osprey Publishing}}
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