# 671

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{{Short description|Calendar year}}{{about|the year|the breakdancer known as 671|Liu Qingyi}}
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[[File:YiJingMap2.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Travel map of [Yijing](/source/Yijing_(monk)) (7th century)]]
Year '''671''' ('''[DCLXXI](/source/Roman_numerals)''') was a [common year starting on Wednesday](/source/common_year_starting_on_Wednesday) of the [Julian calendar](/source/Julian_calendar). The denomination 671 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [Anno Domini](/source/Anno_Domini) [calendar era](/source/calendar_era) became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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* [December 7](/source/December_7) – An [annular](/source/Solar_eclipse) [solar eclipse](/source/solar_eclipse) is visible from [Tibet](/source/Tibet) to the [Maghreb](/source/Maghreb).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhistory/SEplot/SE0671Dec07A.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEhistory/SEplot/SE0671Dec07A.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |publisher=[NASA](/source/NASA) |title=Annular Solar Eclipse of 0671 Dec 07 |access-date=2015-05-29 |author=F. Espenak |author-link=Fred Espenak |date=2009}}</ref>

=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* [Perctarit](/source/Perctarit) returns to Lombardy from [exile](/source/exile) and reclaims his realm, which is being ruled on behalf of [Garibald](/source/Garibald), since his father King [Grimoald I](/source/Grimoald_I_of_Benevento) died. He deposes the young king, and becomes the new ruler of the [Lombard Kingdom](/source/Kingdom_of_the_Lombards) in [Italy](/source/Italy). During his reign Perctarit makes [Catholicism](/source/Catholicism) the official [religion](/source/religion), but does not recognize [papal](/source/Papacy) authority.<ref>{{cite book | last=Brown |first=T. S. |title=The New Cambridge Medieval History: II. c. 700 - c. 900 |page=321}}</ref> Grimoald is buried in the [St. Ambrogio Church](/source/Basilica_of_Sant'Ambrogio) ([Milan](/source/Milan)).

==== Britain ====
* [Battle of Two Rivers](/source/Battle_of_Two_Rivers): King [Ecgfrith of Northumbria](/source/Ecgfrith_of_Northumbria) defeats the [Picts](/source/Picts) under King [Drest VI](/source/Drest_VI_of_the_Picts), in the vicinity of [Moncreiffe Island](/source/Moncreiffe_Island), near [Perth](/source/Perth%2C_Scotland) ([Scotland](/source/Scotland)).<ref>Fraser, James E. (2006). "The Pictish Conquest", p.59</ref> After the battle the Picts are reduced to [slavery](/source/slavery), and subject to the [yoke](/source/yoke) of captivity for the next 14 years.<ref>Colgrave, Bertram (1927). "The Life of Bishop Wilfrid", Cambridge University. {{ISBN|978-0521-31387-2}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* [Yijing](/source/Yijing_(monk)), Chinese [Buddhist](/source/Chinese_Buddhism) monk, travels by boat from [Guangzhou](/source/Guangzhou), and visits the capital of the partly [Buddhist](/source/Buddhism) kingdom of [Srivijaya](/source/Srivijaya) in [Palembang](/source/Palembang) ([Indonesia](/source/Indonesia)). He stays for 6 months to study [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) grammar and the [Malay language](/source/Malay_language).
* [June 10](/source/June_10) &ndash; Emperor [Tenji](/source/Emperor_Tenji) introduces a water clock ([clepsydra](/source/water_clock)) called ''Rokoku''. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of [Ōtsu](/source/%C5%8Ctsu%2C_Shiga) in [Japan](/source/Japan).<ref name=Seiko>{{cite web|title=Why is June 10 known as Time Memorial Day? |publisher=Seiko Institute of Horology |url=http://www.seiko.co.jp/en/horology/knowledge/index.html |access-date=2012-04-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212021925/http://www.seiko.co.jp/en/horology/knowledge/index.html |archive-date=February 12, 2012 }}</ref>
* [Silla](/source/Silla) seizes control of the former [Baekje](/source/Baekje) capital of [Sabi](/source/Sabi_Fortress) from the [Tang](/source/Tang_dynasty) [Protectorate General to Pacify the East](/source/Protectorate_General_to_Pacify_the_East).
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== Births ==
* [Sigebert IV](/source/Sigebert_IV), Frankish prince (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [Grimoald I](/source/Grimoald_I_of_Benevento), king of the [Lombards](/source/Lombards)

== References ==
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