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660
(
DCLX
)
was a
leap year starting on Wednesday
of the
Julian calendar
, the 660th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 660th year of the
1st millennium
, the 60th year of the
7th century
, and the 1st year of the
660s
decade. As of the start of 660, the Gregorian calendar was
3 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
- The
Umayyad Empire
was established.
- In the year 660 the kingdom of Silla invaded the kingdom of Baekje. (see
Korea
)
- Empress Saimei
of Japan makes an order to dispatch a force to the Korean Peninsula to save Baekje.