What happened in 662?
Maximus the Confessor and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro born — among 4 events recorded in 662.
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Maximus the Confessor died
Christian monk, theologian, scholar and saint (c. 580 - 662)
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Kakinomoto no Hitomaro born
Born in Japan. Japanese poet.
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Emperor Ruizong of Tang born
Born in Chang'an. Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 662.
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Battle of Hwangsanbeol
Battle between Silla and Baekje in 660
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Baekje–Tang War
Fought between Baekje and the allied forces of Tang and Silla between 660 and 663
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Battle of Peonnum
7th century battle between Saxons and Britons
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Church of St John the Baptist
Medieval church located in Baños de Cerrato (Palencia province, Spain)
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Gharghavank
Cultural heritage monument of Armenia
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assassination of Ali
Fourth Rashidun and first Shia Imam caliph was assassinated by a Kharijite called Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Amr ibn Muljam al-Muradi on 26 January 661, at the Great Mosque of Kufah in present-day Iraq
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Battle of Forino
663 battle
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Battle of Siponto
663 battle
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Oka-dera Temple
Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
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Xuanzang died
7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
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Umayyad campaigns in India
Military campaigns of the Arab Umayyad Caliphate in India
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'Amr ibn al-'As died
Arab military commander and governor (c.573–664)
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