Editing 672

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[[File:Pope Adeodatus II Illustration.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Pope Adeodatus II]] (672–676)]]
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Year '''672''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCLXXII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 672 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 ===
==== Europe ====
* [[Wamba (king)|Wamba]] succeeds [[Recceswinth]] as king of the [[Visigoths]]. After ascending to the [[throne]] he faces a revolt from [[Hilderic of Nîmes|Hilderic]], governor of [[Nîmes]], who has himself aspired to the kingship. He is supported by [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montpellier#Bishops of Maguelone|Gumild]], bishop of [[Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone|Maguelone]]. Wamba sends ''dux'' [[Flavius Paulus|Paulus]] to [[Septimania]] (Southern France) to end the hostilities, but on his arrival at [[Narbonne]], Paulus proclaims himself king.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wickham|first=Chris|title=Framing the Early Middle Ages: Europe and the Mediterranean 400-800|publisher=OUP Oxford|year=2005|pages=96}}</ref>

==== Britain ====
* King [[Cenwalh of Wessex]] dies after a 31-year reign, in which he has lost much of his territory to Welsh and [[Mercia]]n forces. He is succeeded by his widow [[Seaxburh of Wessex|Seaxburh]]. His sub-kings divide [[Wessex]] amongst themselves (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* [[January 7]] &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Tenji|Tenji]] dies after a 10-year reign, in which he has given the [[Fujiwara clan]] its name. Following his death, there ensues a [[Order of succession|succession]] dispute between Tenji's 14 children (many by different mothers). He is succeeded by his favorite son [[Emperor Kōbun|Kōbun]], age 23, who was the first accorded with the title ''[[Daijō-daijin]]''.<ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard (1959). "The Imperial House of Japan", p. 53</ref>   
* [[August 21]] &ndash; Kōbun is deposed after 8 months, during a brief but violent battle called the [[Jinshin War]]. He is succeeded by his uncle Ōama, who becomes the [[List of emperors of Japan|40th emperor]] of Japan with support from the Fujiwara family. He takes the name [[Emperor Tenmu|Tenmu]], and begins a reign that will continue until [[686]].

==== Americas ====
* As part of the [[Second Tikal–Calakmul War]], [[Bʼalaj Chan Kʼawiil]] is again forced to abandon [[Dos Pilas]], after it is attacked by an insurgency led by [[Nuun Ujol Chaak]] against [[Calakmul]].

=== By topic ===
==== Literature ====
* [[Cædmon]], Anglo-Saxon [[English poetry|poet]], writes a nine-line [[hymn]] on the [[Creationism|Creation]]. A onetime illiterate herdsman, he becomes a [[monk]] under the rule of [[Hilda of Whitby]], where he will turn various [[Bible|biblical]] themes into vernacular poetry (approximate date).

==== Religion ====
* [[January 27]] &ndash; [[Pope Vitalian]] dies at Rome after a reign of more than 14 years. He is succeeded by [[Pope Adeodatus II|Adeodatus II]] as the 77th [[pope]].
* [[Máel Ruba]], Irish [[abbot]], founds one of the first Christian [[Monastery|monasteries]] in [[Applecross]] (Scotland) located in hostile [[Picts|Pictish]] territory.
* [[Wilfrid]], bishop of [[York]], brings [[Stonemasonry|stonemason]]s, [[plaster]]ers and [[glazier]]s from France and Italy to build [[Ripon Cathedral]] (England). 
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== Births ==
* [[Bede]], Anglo-Saxon [[Theology|theologian]] and historian (approximate date)
* [[Chilperic II]], king of the [[Franks]] (approximate date)
* [[Yazid ibn al-Muhallab]], Muslim governor (d. [[720]])

==Deaths==
[[File:Poem-by-Emperor-Tenchi-(Tenji)-by-Utagawa-Kuniyoshi.png|thumbnail|100px|right|Emperor [[Tenji]]]]
[[File:Pope Vitalian.jpg|thumbnail|100px|right|[[Pope Vitalian]]]]
[[File:Emperor Kōbun.jpg|thumbnail|100px|right|Emperor [[Emperor Kōbun|Kōbun]]]]
* [[January 7]] &ndash; [[Emperor Tenji|Tenji]], emperor of Japan (b. [[626]])
* [[January 27]] &ndash; [[Pope Vitalian]]
* [[March 2]] &ndash; [[Chad of Mercia]], Anglo-Saxon [[abbot]]
* [[August 21]] &ndash; [[Emperor Kōbun|Kōbun]], emperor of Japan (b. [[648]])

===Date unknown===
* [[Cenwalh of Wessex|Cenwalh]], king of [[Wessex]] (approximate date) 
* [[Jiang Ke]], general of the [[Tang dynasty]]
* [[Recceswinth]], king of the [[Visigoths]] 
* [[Xu Jingzong]], [[chancellor of the Tang dynasty]] (b. [[592]])

== References ==
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