Editing 690

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[[File:British seventh century kingdoms.svg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms in [[Great Britain|Britain]] (7th century)]]
[[File: A Tang Dynasty Empress Wu Zetian.JPG|upright=1.35|thumb|Empress [[Wu Zetian]] (c. 625–705)]]
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Year '''690''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCXC]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 690 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 ===

==== 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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== Births ==
* [[Ashot III Bagratuni|Ashot III]], Armenian prince (approximate date)
* [[Rhodri Molwynog|Rhodri Molwynog ap Idwal]], king of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] (approximate date)
* [[Tassilo II of Bavaria|Tassilo II]], duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] (approximate date)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thessalonus II, Duke of Bavaria |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG239180 |website=[[The British Museum]]}}</ref>

== Deaths ==
* [[September 19]] &ndash; [[Theodore of Tarsus]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (b. [[602]])
* [[Saint Aimé|Aimé]], Swiss [[bishop]] and saint
* [[Amalberga of Maubeuge]], Lotharingian [[saint]] (approximate date)
* [[Benedict Biscop]], Anglo-Saxon [[abbot]]
* [[Bertha of Val d'Or]], Frankish [[abbess]] (approximate date)
* [[Julian of Toledo|Julian]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toledo|Toledo]] (b. [[642]])
* [[Kusaila]], Berber leader (approximate date)
* [[Landrada]], Frankish abbess (approximate date)
* [[Princess Nukata|Nukata]], Japanese [[poet]] (b. c. [[630]]) 
* [[Oswine of Kent|Oswine]], king of [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]] (approximate date)

== References ==
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=== Sources ===
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* {{cite web |title=Memory and Mental Calculation World Records |work=Rekord Klub Saxonia |url=http://www.recordholders.org/en/list/memory.html#chess |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060402221603/http://recordholders.org:80/en/list/memory.html#chess |archive-date=2 April 2006<!--first archive with this information--> |ref={{harvid|"Memory ..."|2006}}}}
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