Editing 671

{{about|the year|the breakdancer known as 671|Liu Qingyi}}
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[[File:YiJingMap2.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Travel map of [[Yijing (monk)|Yijing]] (7th century)]]
Year '''671''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCLXXI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 671 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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* [[December 7]] – An [[Solar eclipse#Types|annular]] [[solar eclipse]] is visible from [[Tibet]] to the [[Maghreb]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhistory/SEplot/SE0671Dec07A.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhistory/SEplot/SE0671Dec07A.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |publisher=[[NASA]] |title=Annular Solar Eclipse of 0671 Dec 07 |access-date=2015-05-29 |author=F. Espenak |author-link=Fred Espenak |date=2009}}</ref>

=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* [[Perctarit]] returns to Lombardy from [[exile]] and reclaims his realm, which is being ruled on behalf of [[Garibald]], since his father King [[Grimoald I of Benevento|Grimoald I]] died. He deposes the young king, and becomes the new ruler of the [[Kingdom of the Lombards|Lombard Kingdom]] in [[Italy]]. During his reign Perctarit makes [[Catholicism]] the official [[religion]], but does not recognize [[Papacy|papal]] authority.<ref>{{cite book | last=Brown |first=T. S. |title=The New Cambridge Medieval History: II. c. 700 - c. 900 |page=321}}</ref> Grimoald is buried in the [[Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio|St. Ambrogio Church]] ([[Milan]]).

==== Britain ====
* [[Battle of Two Rivers]]: King [[Ecgfrith of Northumbria]] defeats the [[Picts]] under King [[Drest VI of the Picts|Drest VI]], in the vicinity of [[Moncreiffe Island]], near [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] ([[Scotland]]).<ref>Fraser, James E. (2006). "The Pictish Conquest", p.59</ref> After the battle the Picts are reduced to [[slavery]], and subject to the [[yoke]] of captivity for the next 14 years.<ref>Colgrave, Bertram (1927). "The Life of Bishop Wilfrid", Cambridge University. {{ISBN|978-0521-31387-2}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* [[Yijing (monk)|Yijing]], Chinese [[Chinese Buddhism|Buddhist]] monk, travels by boat from [[Guangzhou]], and visits the capital of the partly [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] kingdom of [[Srivijaya]] in [[Palembang]] ([[Indonesia]]). He stays for 6 months to study [[Sanskrit]] grammar and the [[Malay language]].
* [[June 10]] &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Tenji|Tenji]] introduces a water clock ([[water clock|clepsydra]]) called ''Rokoku''. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of [[Ōtsu, Shiga|Ōtsu]] in [[Japan]].<ref name=Seiko>{{cite web|title=Why is June 10 known as Time Memorial Day? |publisher=Seiko Institute of Horology |url=http://www.seiko.co.jp/en/horology/knowledge/index.html |access-date=2012-04-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212021925/http://www.seiko.co.jp/en/horology/knowledge/index.html |archive-date=February 12, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Silla]] seizes control of the former [[Baekje]] capital of [[Sabi Fortress|Sabi]] from the [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] [[Protectorate General to Pacify the East]].
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== Births ==
* [[Sigebert IV]], Frankish prince (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[Grimoald I of Benevento|Grimoald I]], king of the [[Lombards]]

== References ==
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