Editing 702

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[[File:ChanBahlumCatherwood.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II]] (635–702)]]
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Year '''702''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]], the 702nd year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and [[Anno Domini]] (AD) designations, the 702nd year of the [[1st millennium]], the 2nd year of the [[8th century]], and the 3rd year of the [[700s (decade)|700s]] decade. The denomination 702 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 ====
* [[Hedan II]], duke of [[Thuringia]], completes the circular [[Marienkirche, Würzburg|Marienkirche]], in [[Marienberg Fortress|Fortress Marienberg]] near [[Würzburg]] (Germany).

==== Arabian Empire ====
* [[Arab conquest of Armenia]]: Large-scale [[Armenia]]n rebellion against Muslim rule breaks out, with [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] support.<ref>{{citation | title = A History of the Byzantine State and Society | last = Treadgold | first = Warren T. | year = 1997 | publisher = Stanford University Press | location = Stanford, CA | isbn = 0-8047-2630-2 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nYbnr5XVbzUC | page=339}}</ref> 
* [[Umayyad Caliphate|Muslim-Arabs]] under [[Musa bin Nusayr|Musa ibn Nusayr]] conquer [[Tangier]] and [[Sous]], taking control of all [[Morocco]] (approximate date). 
* [[Ethiopia]]n ([[Kingdom of Aksum|Axumite]]) raiders occupy the port of [[Jeddah]] (modern [[Saudi Arabia]]).

==== Mesoamerica ====
* [[February 20]] &ndash; [[Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II]], ruler (''[[ajaw]]'') of [[Palenque]], dies after an 18-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother [[Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Berhtwald]], [[archbishop of Canterbury]], calls the [[Council of Austerfield]] to decide the rights of [[Wilfrid]], some-time bishop of [[York]]. He is offered [[Ripon Cathedral|Ripon Abbey]] if he will relinquish his claims as [[bishop]]. Wilfrid rejects this offer and appeals to Rome.
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== Births ==
* [[Ja'far al-Sadiq]], sixth [[Shia|Shī‘ah Imām]] and Muslim [[Ulama|scholar]] (d. [[765]])
* [[Ōnakatomi no Kiyomaro]], Japanese [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[788]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra]], Arab general and governor of [[Basra]]
* [[Berlinda of Meerbeke]], Frankish [[nun]] and saint (approximate date)
* [[Chen Zi'ang]], Chinese [[Chinese poetry|poet]] and official of the [[Tang dynasty]] (b. [[661]])
* [[Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II]], ruler of [[Palenque]] (b. [[635]])
* [[Liutpert]], king of the [[Lombards]]
* [[Muiredach Muillethan]], king of [[Connacht]] (Ireland)
* [[Princess Ōku|Ōku]], Japanese princess (b. 661)

== References ==
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