Year 683 ( DCLXXXIII ) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar . The denomination 683 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.

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By place [ edit ]

Britain [ edit ]

• King Sighere of Essex dies after a 19-year joint reign. His brother Sæbbi becomes the sole ruler of Essex until his death in 694 . ^[1]

Arabian Empire [ edit ]

• Siege of Mecca : The Umayyad army led by Husayn ibn Numayr al-Sakuni besieges Mecca , during which the Kaaba ("Sacred House") catches fire and is burned down.
• Uqba ibn Nafi , Arab general, is ambushed and killed near Biskra (modern Algeria ). His Muslim army evacuates the city of Kairouan in Tunisia , and withdraws to Barca .
• November 14 – Caliph Yazid I dies at Damascus , after a 3-year reign marked by civil war . He is succeeded by his son Muawiya II as ruler of the Umayyad Caliphate .

Asia [ edit ]

• December 27 – Emperor Gao Zong dies at Luoyang , age 55, after a 34-year reign in which he expanded the Chinese Empire by acquiring Korea as a vassal state .
• Emperor Tenmu decrees a reform in Japan ; copper coins must be used instead of silver coins. Three days later he issues a decree to allow the continued use of silver.
• Prince ?tsu , son of Tenmu, attends to matters of State for the first time (approximate date).
• Sri Vijaya is founded by Sri Jayanasa in Sumatra

Mesoamerica [ edit ]

• Pacal the Great , ruler ( ajaw ) of the Maya state of Palenque ( Mexico ), dies after a 68-year reign. He is buried in the Temple of the Inscriptions . He was the longest-reigning monarch in the world until Louis XIV broke that record in 1711, almost 1028 years later and remained the longest-reigning monarch in the Americas until Elizabeth II broke that record in 2020, almost 1337 years later

By topic [ edit ]

Religion [ edit ]

• Seaxwulf , bishop of Mercia , founds All Saints' Church at Brixworth (approximate date).
• June 28 – Pope Leo II dies at Rome 10 months after being consecrated .

Art [ edit ]

• The sarcophagus lid in the tomb of K'inich Janaab' Pakal (Shield 2), Temple of the Inscriptions , Palenque , Mexico , Maya culture is made. (approximate date)

Births [ edit ]

• Bilge Khan , ruler ( khagan ) of the Turkic Khaganate (or 684 )
• Gensh? , empress of Japan (d. 748 )
• Monmu , emperor of Japan (d. 707 )
• Yi Xing , Chinese astronomer and mechanical engineer (d. 727 )

Deaths [ edit ]

• June 28 – Leo II , pope of the Catholic Church (b. 611 )
• November 11 – Yazid I , Muslim caliph (b. 647 )
• December 27 – Gao Zong , emperor of the Tang dynasty (b. 628 )
• Æbbe , Anglo-Saxon princess and abbess
• Anseung , king of Goguryeo ( Korea )
• Cui Zhiwen , official of the Tang dynasty (b. 627 )
• Dunchad Muirisci , king of Connacht ( Ireland )
• Pacal the Great , ruler ( ajaw ) of Palenque (b. 603 )
• Sighere , king of Essex
• Uqba ibn Nafi , Arab general (b. 622 )
• Waningus , Frankish abbot (approximate date)
• Xue Rengui , general of the Tang dynasty (b. 614 )
• Xue Yuanchao , official of the Tang dynasty (b. 622)

References [ edit ]