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This page relates to the year 690 Calendrier Julien.

Events

  • the Catholicisme becomes Religion of State in the kingdom of the Lombards.

  • Willibrord, of Northumbrie, unloads in Frise for évangéliser the populations autochtones starting from Utrecht, under the protection of Pépin of Herstal.
  • Bonitus is named prefect of Marseilles by Thierry III.
  • Laws of Ina, king of the Wessex.
    • the laws of Ina mention the religious and social guilds.
  • In Ireland, the monasteries of Bangor and Iona, founded towards 550, organizes workshops of copyists from which leave the manuscripts famous for their decoration. Oldest known is a Latin évangéliaire worked out with Durrow towards 675.
    • Apparition of tiny in the antiphonaire of Bangor (680-690).
  • the basileus Justinien II transports the Cypriot ones close to Cyzique.
  • Wu Zetian proclaims “emperor” of China (690-705)
  • In China, the princes of blood revolts with the call of the poet Lo Pine-wang but is crushed.
  • the empress of China Wu Zetian sends an embassy to Kaghan Bek Tchor to require his/her daughter for her nephew of him. The Turk refuses and claims the restoration of the Tchong-tsong emperor. Wu Zetian however continues to only control with its favorites, the Tchang brothers.
  • the Malayan kingdom of Shrîvijaya conquers the indianized kingdom of Malayu, installs its capital with Palembang and adopts the Bouddhisme.

Births in 690

Death in 690

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