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Calendar year

This article is about the year 700. For the number, see [700 (number)](/source/700_(number)).    For other uses, see [700 (disambiguation)](/source/700_(disambiguation)).

Calendar year

Years Millennium 1st millennium Centuries 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades 680s 690s 700s 710s 720s Years 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 v t e

700 by topic Leaders Political entities State leaders Religious leaders Categories Births Deaths Establishments v t e

700 in various calendars Gregorian calendar 700 DCC Ab urbe condita 1453 Armenian calendar 149 ԹՎ ՃԽԹ Assyrian calendar 5450 Balinese saka calendar 621–622 Bengali calendar 106–107 Berber calendar 1650 Buddhist calendar 1244 Burmese calendar 62 Byzantine calendar 6208–6209 Chinese calendar 己亥年 (Earth Pig) 3397 or 3190 — to — 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 3398 or 3191 Coptic calendar 416–417 Discordian calendar 1866 Ethiopian calendar 692–693 Hebrew calendar 4460–4461 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 756–757 - Shaka Samvat 621–622 - Kali Yuga 3800–3801 Holocene calendar 10700 Iranian calendar 78–79 Islamic calendar 80–81 Japanese calendar Shuchō 15 (朱鳥１５年) Javanese calendar 592–593 Julian calendar 700 DCC Korean calendar 3033 Minguo calendar 1212 before ROC 民前1212年 Nanakshahi calendar −768 Seleucid era 1011/1012 AG Thai solar calendar 1242–1243 Tibetan calendar ས་མོ་ཕག་ལོ་ (female Earth-Boar) 826 or 445 or −327 — to — ལྕགས་ཕོ་བྱི་བ་ལོ་ (male Iron-Rat) 827 or 446 or −326

[Eastern Hemisphere](/source/Eastern_Hemisphere) (700)

**700** ([DCC](/source/Roman_numerals)) was a [leap year starting on Thursday](/source/Leap_year_starting_on_Thursday) of the [Julian calendar](/source/Julian_calendar), the 700th year of the [Common Era](/source/Common_Era) (CE) and *[Anno Domini](/source/Anno_Domini)* (AD) designations, the 700th year of the [1st millennium](/source/1st_millennium), the 100th and last year of the [7th century](/source/7th_century), and the 1st year of the [700s](/source/700s_(decade)) decade. As of the start of 700, the Gregorian calendar was 3 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Calendar year

The denomination 700 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

### By place

#### Byzantine Empire

- [Avar](/source/Pannonian_Avars) and [Slavic tribes](/source/Slavs) conquer [Byzantine](/source/Byzantine_Empire) territories in the [Balkans](/source/Balkans), occupying lands as far south as the [Peloponnese](/source/Peloponnese) peninsula in [southern Greece](/source/Southern_Greece) (approximate date).

#### Europe

- King [Cunipert](/source/Cunipert) dies after a 12-year reign, and is succeeded by his son [Liutpert](/source/Liutpert). He rules the [Lombard Kingdom](/source/Lombard_Kingdom) together with [Ansprand](/source/Ansprand), duke of [Asti](/source/Asti), as [regent](/source/Regent).

- [Raginpert](/source/Raginpert), duke of [Turin](/source/Turin), deposes King Liutpert after an eight months' reign. He [usurps](/source/Usurper) the Lombard [throne](/source/Throne) and puts his son [Aripert](/source/Aripert_II) in line for the succession.[1]

- [Pepin of Herstal](/source/Pepin_of_Herstal), mayor of the palace, extends the [Frankish Kingdom](/source/Francia) and annexes [Thuringia](/source/Thuringia). He turns the war towards the [Alemanni](/source/Alemanni) (approximate date).

#### Britain

- King [Geraint of Dumnonia](/source/Geraint_of_Dumnonia) receives a letter from [Aldhelm](/source/Aldhelm), [bishop of Sherborne](/source/Bishop_of_Sherborne), who insists that the [Celtic Church](/source/Celtic_Christianity) comply with the [doctrines](/source/Doctrine) of Rome.

- King [Ine of Wessex](/source/Ine_of_Wessex) begins to dispense with [Wessex](/source/Wessex) sub-kings and replace them with [ealdormen](/source/Ealdormen) (approximate date).

- The [Eóganachta](/source/E%C3%B3ganachta), an Irish dynasty centred around [Cashel](/source/Rock_of_Cashel), begins to dominate southern Ireland (approximate date).

- [Hamwic](/source/History_of_Southampton#Anglo_Saxon_period_(400–1066)) emerges as a major Wessex [trading](/source/Trade) town (approximate date).[2]

#### Arabian Empire

- [Mohammad ibn al-Ash'ath](/source/Abd_al-Rahman_ibn_Muhammad_ibn_al-Ash'ath) revolts against Caliph [Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan](/source/Abd_al-Malik_ibn_Marwan) in the [Sistan](/source/Sistan) and [Balochistan](/source/Balochistan) regions ([Iran](/source/Iran)).

- The [Umayyad](/source/Umayyad_Caliphate) prince [Abdallah ibn Abd al-Malik](/source/Abdallah_ibn_Abd_al-Malik) captures the [Byzantine](/source/Byzantine_Empire) stronghold of [Theodosiopolis](/source/Erzurum) in [Armenia](/source/Armenia).[1][3]

- [Musa ibn Nusayr](/source/Musa_ibn_Nusayr) defeats the [Berber](/source/Berbers) forces in [Algeria](/source/Algeria), ending resistance against the [Arabs](/source/Arab_Muslims) (approximate date).

- The African [slave trade](/source/History_of_slavery#Barbary_pirates_and_Maltese_corsairs) through the [Sahara](/source/Sahara) is so extensive that the town of [Zawila](/source/Mahdia) ([Tunisia](/source/Tunisia)) is established.

#### Mesoamerica

- [Maya civilization](/source/Maya_civilization): [Tikal Temple I](/source/Tikal_Temple_I), called the "Temple of the Giant Jaguar" (tomb of [Jasaw Chan Kʼawiil I](/source/Jasaw_Chan_K%CA%BCawiil_I)), [Tikal](/source/Tikal), ([Guatemala](/source/Guatemala)), is built.

- [Diquis](/source/Diquis) culture (modern [Costa Rica](/source/Costa_Rica)) starts in Central America (approximate date).

#### North America

- The [Mount Edziza volcanic complex](/source/Mount_Edziza_volcanic_complex) erupts in northern [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), Canada.

#### South America

- The [Wariʼ](/source/Wari%CA%BC) people invade and occupy the [Cuzco Valley](/source/Cusco) (modern [Peru](/source/Peru)) in the southern highlands (approximate date).

- The [Moche culture](/source/Moche_culture) in the northern part of modern day [Peru](/source/Peru) collapses, largely due to environmental problems and/or political and social unrest (approximate date).

### By topic

#### Art

- The [Amida Buddha](/source/Amit%C4%81bha), a fresco in the [kon-dō](/source/Main_Hall_(Japanese_Buddhism)) ([Hōryū-ji Temple](/source/H%C5%8Dry%C5%AB-ji)), is made ([Nara period](/source/Nara_period)) (approximate date).

#### Religion

- [Adomnán](/source/Adomn%C3%A1n), Irish [abbot](/source/Abbot), convinces 51 kings to adopt the [Cáin Adomnáin](/source/C%C3%A1in_Adomn%C3%A1in), which defines the relationship between women and [priests](/source/Priest).

- Queen [Cuthburh](/source/Cuthburh) of [Northumbria](/source/Northumbria) enters religious life. The [Anglo-Saxon](/source/Anglo-Saxon_architecture) religious community at [St. Mary's Nunnery](/source/Lady_St_Mary_Church%2C_Wareham) is re-founded.

- [Willibrord](/source/Willibrord), Anglo-Saxon [missionary](/source/Missionary), founds a mission post at [Emmerich am Rhein](/source/Emmerich_am_Rhein) (Germany), in the [Utrecht](/source/Archdiocese_of_Utrecht_(695%E2%80%931580)) Diocese.

- The [Beverley Grammar School](/source/Beverley_Grammar_School) ([East Yorkshire](/source/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire)) is founded by bishop [John of Beverley](/source/John_of_Beverley) (approximate date).

- The [Lindisfarne Gospels](/source/Lindisfarne_Gospels), an [illuminated manuscript](/source/Illuminated_manuscript) ([Gospel Book](/source/Gospel_Book)), is produced in Northumbria.[4]

- The famous [Catholic Eucharistic Miracle](/source/Eucharistic_miracle_of_Lanciano) occurs in [Lanciano](/source/Lanciano) (Italy).

## Births

- [Adrian I](/source/Pope_Adrian_I), pope of the [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church) (d. [795](/source/795))

- [Dōkyō](/source/D%C5%8Dky%C5%8D), Japanese [Buddhist](/source/Buddhism_in_Japan) monk (d. [772](/source/772))

- [Gaubald](/source/Gaubald), bishop of [Regensburg](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Regensburg) (approximate date)

- [Gregory of Utrecht](/source/Gregory_of_Utrecht), Frankish [abbot](/source/Abbot) (approximate date)

- [Ja'far al-Sadiq](/source/Ja'far_al-Sadiq), [Shī‘ah Imām](/source/Shia) and [scholar](/source/Ulama) (or [702](/source/702))

- [Kim Daeseong](/source/Kim_Daeseong), Korean minister (d. [774](/source/774))

- [Paul I](/source/Pope_Paul_I), pope of the Catholic Church (d. [767](/source/AD_767))

- [Pirmin](/source/Saint_Pirmin), Visigothic abbot (approximate date)

- [Vergilius](/source/Vergilius_of_Salzburg), bishop of [Salzburg](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Salzburg) (approximate date)

- [Willibald](/source/Willibald), bishop of [Eichstätt](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Eichst%C3%A4tt) (approximate date)

## Deaths

- [February 3](/source/February_3) - [Werburgh](/source/Werburgh), Anglo-Saxon princess

- [November 11](/source/November_11) - [Di Renjie](/source/Di_Renjie), official of the [Tang dynasty](/source/Tang_dynasty) (b. [630](/source/630))

- [Asuka](/source/Princess_Asuka), Japanese princess

- [Cunipert](/source/Cunipert), king of the [Lombards](/source/Lombards)

- [Dōshō](/source/D%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D), Japanese Buddhist monk (b. [629](/source/629))

- [Fiannamail ua Dúnchado](/source/Fiannamail_ua_D%C3%BAnchado), king of [Dál Riata](/source/D%C3%A1l_Riata)

- [Hassan ibn al-Nu'man](/source/Hassan_ibn_al-Nu'man), Muslim [emir](/source/Emir) (general)

- [Osgyth](/source/Osgyth), Anglo-Saxon abbess and [saint](/source/Saint)

- [Asparuh of Bulgaria](/source/Asparuh_of_Bulgaria), founder of the country of Bulgaria

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Byz700_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Byz700_1-1) Venning, Timothy, ed. (2006). [*A Chronology of the Byzantine Empire*](https://archive.org/details/chronologybyzant00venn). Palgrave Macmillan. p. [187](https://archive.org/details/chronologybyzant00venn/page/n213). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-4039-1774-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-4039-1774-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Hodges, Richard (1984). "Frisians and Franks: Argonauts of the Dark Ages". *Archaeology*. **37** (1): 26–31. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0003-8113](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0003-8113). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [41728801](https://www.jstor.org/stable/41728801).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Treadgold, Warren T. (1997), [*A History of the Byzantine State and Society*](https://books.google.com/books?id=nYbnr5XVbzUC), Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, p. 339, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8047-2630-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8047-2630-2)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). *The Chronology of British History*. London: Century Ltd, pp. 30–34. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7126-5616-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7126-5616-2)

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