Editing 670

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[[File:Great Mosque of Kairouan Panorama - Grande Mosquée de Kairouan Panorama.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The [[Great Mosque of Kairouan]] ([[Tunisia]])]]
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Year '''670''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCLXX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 670th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and ''[[Anno Domini]]'' (AD) designations, the 670th year of the [[1st millennium]], the 70th year of the [[7th century]], and the 1st year of the [[670s]] decade. The denomination 670 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 ====
* [[Arab–Byzantine wars#Attacks against Byzantine holdings in Africa, Sicily and the East|Arab-Byzantine War]]:  The Arab fleet dominates the [[Aegean Sea]] and conquers the strategic islands, [[Rhodes]], [[Kos|Cos]] and [[Chios]]. The shore on the southern part of [[Sea of Marmara]] is taken, providing an excellent base at [[Cyzicus]] to begin the [[blockade]] of [[Constantinople]] by sea.<ref>John Cairns, "Road to Manzikert" (2012). Byzantine Warfare in an Age of Crisis and Recovery (Chapter 3), p. 67. {{ISBN|978-1-84884-215-1}}</ref>

==== Britain ====
* [[February 15]] &ndash; King [[Oswiu of Northumbria]] dies during a [[pilgrimage]] to [[Rome]] in the company of bishop [[Wilfrid]].{{sfn|Bede Book IV|loc=[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-book4.html Chapter&nbsp;V]}} He is succeeded by his son [[Ecgfrith of Northumbria|Ecgfrith]], while his youngest son [[Ælfwine of Deira|Ælfwine]] becomes king of [[Deira]]. Oswiu is buried at [[Whitby Abbey]], alongside [[Edwin of Northumbria]].      

==== Arabian Empire ====
* [[Muslim conquest of the Maghreb#Second invasion|Muslim Conquest]]: A 10,000-man Arab army under the command of general [[Uqba ibn Nafi]] invades the Byzantine [[Exarchate of Africa]]. He establishes a military base at [[Kairouan]] ([[Tunisia]]) for further invasions, and founds the [[Great Mosque of Kairouan|Great Mosque]], also known as the "Mosque of Uqba".
April 2 - Hasan Ibn Ali, dies at 44.

==== Asia ====
* [[Battle of Dafei River]]: Chinese forces (80,000 men), under general [[Xue Rengui]] of the [[Tang dynasty]], are annihilated by the [[Tibetan Empire|Tibetans]], who take over control of the [[Tarim Basin]].
* A [[Goguryeo]] restoration movement, led by [[Geom Mojam]] in northern [[Korea]], places [[Anseung]] on the [[throne]]. Geom is later murdered, and Anseung flees to neighboring [[Silla]].
* [[Tarumanagara]] (modern [[Indonesia]]) is divided into two kingdoms ([[Sunda Kingdom]] and [[Galuh Kingdom]]), with the [[Citarum River]] as the boundary (approximate date).
* A family register, ''Kogo-nenjaku'', is prepared in [[Japan]] (approximate date) <sup>[Significance of this event is unclear]</sup>.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Hōryū-ji]], a Japanese [[Buddhism in Japan|Buddhist]] temple, burns to the ground after being hit by [[lightning]]; its reconstruction is immediately begun.
* The [[diocese]] of [[Dorchester on Thames|Dorchester-on-Thames]] in [[England]] is replaced by the [[Diocese of Winchester]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[Bertrada of Prüm]], Merovingian princess (approximate date)
* [[Childebert III]], king of the [[Franks]] (approximate date)
* [[Corbinian]], Frankish [[bishop]] (approximate date)
* [[Drogo of Champagne|Drogo]], Carolingian duke of [[Champagne (historical province)|Champagne]] (d. [[708]]) 
* [[Petronax of Monte Cassino|Petronax]], Italian [[monk]] and [[abbot]] (approximate date)
* [[Smbat VI Bagratuni|Smbat VI]], Armenian prince (approximate date)
* [[Tariq ibn Ziyad]], Muslim general (d. [[720]])
* [[Tatwine]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]] (approximate date)
* [[Tridu Songtsen]], emperor of [[Tibetan Empire|Tibet]] (d. [[704]])
* [[Wihtred of Kent|Wihtred]], king of [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[February 15]] &ndash; [[Oswiu of Northumbria|Oswiu]], king of [[Northumbria]]
* [[August 18]] &ndash; [[Saint Fiacre|Fiacre]], Irish [[Recluse|hermit]] 
* [[Audomar]], bishop of [[Ancient Diocese of Thérouanne|Thérouanne]] (approximate date)
* [[Geom Mojam]], military leader of [[Goguryeo]]
* [[Hasan ibn Ali]], grandson of [[Muhammad]] and second [[Imamah (Shia doctrine)|Shi'a Imam]] (b. [[625]])
* [[Javanshir]], king of [[Caucasian Albania]] 
* [[Li Chunfeng]], Chinese [[Chinese mathematics|mathematician]] and [[historian]] (b. [[602]]) 
* [[Merewalh]], king of [[Magonsæte]] (approximate date)
* [[Safiyya bint Huyayy]], wife of Muhammad (approximate date)
* [[Theodard of Maastricht|Theodard]], bishop of [[Maastricht]] (approximate date)

== References ==
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=== Sources ===
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* {{cite web |last=Bede |author-link=Bede |title=Book IV |work=[[Ecclesiastical History of the English People]] |publisher=Internet History Sourcebooks Project |url=http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-book4.html |ref={{harvid|Bede Book&nbsp;IV}}}}{{refend}}
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