Year 677 ( DCLXXVII ) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar . The denomination 677 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 [ edit ]

By place [ edit ]

Europe [ edit ]

• The Onogur Bulgars are scattered by the Khazars , who then establish a great Steppe empire, centered on the Lower Volga . The Onogurs depart to the Pannonian Plain . ^[1]
• Warinus , Frankish nobleman , is stoned to death near Arras , because of a feud between his brother, Leodegar (bishop of Autun ), and Ebroin , the Mayor of the Palace of Neustria .
• 25 ? 27 July : Climax of the Siege of Thessalonica : Slavic forces launch a large-scale assault on the city walls , but are repelled.

Asia [ edit ]

• Tang China declares the deposed Bojang of Goguryeo "King of Joseon ", placing him in charge of the Liaodong area under the Protectorate General to Pacify the East .

Americas [ edit ]

• At Pulil, the army of Calakmul vanquishes the insurgency led by Nuun Ujol Chaak , meaning B'alaj Chan K'awiil is able to return to rule Dos Pilas , from his exile in the kingdom of Hix Witz .

Births [ edit ]

• Abdallah ibn Abd al-Malik , Arab general (approximate date)
• Clovis IV , King of the Franks (d. 694 )
• Mu?ammad ibn ‘Al? , fifth Shi'a Imam ; d. 733 )
• Nanyue Huairang , Chinese Zen Buddhist patriarch (d. 744 )

Deaths [ edit ]

• Constantine I , patriarch of Constantinople
• Drest VI , king of the Picts
• Vincent Madelgarius , Frankish monk
• Warinus , Frankish nobleman

References [ edit ]