Editing 698

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[[File:Solidus-Tiberius III-sb1360.4.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Emperor [[Tiberios III]] (698–705)]]
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Year '''698''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCXCVIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 698 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 ====
* Spring&ndash;summer &ndash; [[Umayyad Caliphate|Arab]] forces under [[Hasan ibn al-Nu'man]] [[Battle of Carthage (698)|capture Carthage]], ending [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] rule in [[North Africa]]. The defeated [[Byzantine navy|Byzantine fleet]] revolts and proclaims [[Tiberios III]], who deposes [[Leontios]] after a brief [[siege]] of [[Constantinople]], [[List of Byzantine emperors|Byzantine Emperor]].{{sfn|Venning|2006|p=187}}{{sfn|Treadgold|1997|pp=337–339}}
* Autumn&ndash;winter &ndash; The Byzantine general [[Heraclius (brother of Tiberius III)|Heraclius]], brother of Tiberios III, crosses the mountain passes of the [[Taurus Mountains]] into [[Cilicia]] with an army. He launches a campaign in [[Syria]], defeats an Arab force from [[Antioch]], and raids as far as [[Samosata]] (modern [[Turkey]]).{{sfn|Venning|2006|p=188}}{{sfn|Treadgold|1997|p=339}}
* Outbreak of [[bubonic plague]] in Constantinople, Syria and Mesopotamia: [[Theophanes the Confessor]] reports that the plague lasted four months and describes a large number of deaths in Constantinople. Emperor [[Leontios]] orders the destruction of a market in the [[Neorion Harbour|Neorion]] cargo port of Constantinople, where animals are sold and which is considered to be the source of infected animals brought from Syria. The Arab army is forced to suspend its military operations. According to Syrian sources, the plague in Syria lasted another two years.

==== Europe ====
* [[Wittiza]], son of King [[Egica|Ergica]], becomes co-ruler of the [[Visigoth Kingdom]] in [[Hispania]] (approximate date).

==== Britain ====
* [[Beornhæth|Berhtred]], Anglo-Saxon [[Nobility|nobleman]], is killed leading a [[Northumbria]]n army against the [[Picts]]. The kingdom of [[Kingdom of Cat|Cait]] (or Cat) in northern [[Scotland]] is absorbed (approximate date).
* [[Fiannamail ua Dúnchado]] becomes king of [[Dál Riata]] (Scotland), until his death around [[700]] (approximate date).

==== Arabian Empire ====
* Berber forces led by Queen [[Kahina]] ("The Diviner") are crushed by Arab invaders at [[Aures, Algeria|Aures]] ([[Algeria]]). She has rallied the [[Berber people|Berbers]] since the collapse of Byzantine power (see [[647]]).

==== Asia ====
* [[Go of Balhae|Dae Jo-young]] establishes the kingdom of [[Balhae]] in [[Manchuria]] (approximate date).
* [[Khun Lo]], a [[Thailand|Thai]] prince, conquers [[Muang Sua]], an early [[Laos|Laotian]] kingdom.
* [[Qapaghan Qaghan]] conquers parts of [[Transoxiana]] ([[Central Asia]]).
* The [[festival]] of first-fruits (''[[Enthronement of the Japanese Emperor#The Daijo-sai|Daijo-sai]]'') is held in [[Japan]].

==== Central America ====
*[[March 24]] &ndash; [[Itzamnaaj K'awiil]] becomes the new [[Maya rulers|ruler of the Mayan city state]] at [[Dos Pilas]] in [[Guatemala]] and reigns until [[726]].

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Councils of Aquileia#Council of 698 AD|Council of Aquileia]]: The [[bishops]] of the [[diocese]] of [[Patriarchate of Old Aquileia|Aquileia]] decide to end the [[Schism of the Three Chapters]] and return to communion with [[Rome]].
* [[Willibrord]], Anglo-Saxon [[missionary]], establishes an [[Abbey of Echternach|abbey]] at [[Echternach]] ([[Luxembourg]]), presented to him by [[Adela and Irmina|Irmina]], daughter of King [[Dagobert II]].
* Probable date of [[Cuthbert]]'s burial behind the [[altar]] at [[Lindisfarne]] (approximate date).
* [[Princess Taki]] is sent to [[Saikū]], as a [[Saiō]] of the [[Ise Grand Shrine|Ise Shrine]] (Japan).
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== Births ==
* [[Dagobert III]], king of the [[Francia|Franks]] (d. [[715]]) 
* [[Emperor Shang of Tang|Shang]], emperor of the [[Tang dynasty]] (or [[695]])
* [[Wang Changling]], Chinese [[Chinese poetry|poet]] and official (d. [[756]])

== Deaths ==
* [[May 6]] &ndash; [[Eadberht of Lindisfarne|Eadberht]], bishop of [[Lindisfarne]]
* [[July 22]] &ndash; [[Wu Chengsi]], nephew of [[History of China|Chinese]] sovereign [[Wu Zetian]]
* [[Ainbcellach mac Ferchair]], king of [[Dál Riata]] ([[Scotland]])
* [[Beornhæth|Berthtred]], Anglo-Saxon [[Nobility|noblemen]] (approximate date)
* [[Rieul of Reims|Rieul]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims|Reims]] (approximate date)
* [[Suraqah al-Bariqi]], Arab [[poet]] (b. [[621]])
* [[Trudo]], Frankish [[abbot]] (approximate date)

== References ==
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=== Sources ===
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* <!--Treadgold 1997-->{{A History of the Byzantine State and Society}}
* {{cite book |editor-last=Venning |editor-first=Timothy |date=2006 |title=A Chronology of the Byzantine Empire |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=1-4039-1774-4 |url=https://archive.org/details/chronologybyzant00venn_164/page/n213/mode/2up |url-access=registration}}<!--url goes to the two pages referenced in [[698]] and [[699]] in the earlier of two uploads, other url ending _254-->
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