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702 CE

Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II, ruler (ajaw) of Palenque, dies after an 18-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II. Hedan II, duke of Thuringia, completes the circular Marienkirche, in Fortress Marienberg near Würzburg (Germany). Muslim-Arabs under Musa ibn Nusayr conquer Tangier and Sous, taking control of all Morocco (approximate date).

Conflict & Security

  • Arab conquest of Armenia: Large-scale Armenian rebellion against Muslim rule breaks out, with Byzantine support.source
  • Muslim-Arabs under Musa ibn Nusayr conquer Tangier and Sous, taking control of all Morocco (approximate date).source
  • Ethiopian (Axumite) raiders occupy the port of Jeddah (modern Saudi Arabia).source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Hedan II, duke of Thuringia, completes the circular Marienkirche, in Fortress Marienberg near Würzburg (Germany).source

Religion & Belief

  • Berhtwald, archbishop of Canterbury, calls the Council of Austerfield to decide the rights of Wilfrid, some-time bishop of York. He is offered Ripon Abbey if he will relinquish his claims as bishop. Wilfrid rejects this offer and appeals to Rome.source

Births

  • Ōnakatomi no Kiyomaro, Japanese nobleman (d. 788)source
  • Ja'far al-Sadiq, sixth Shī‘ah Imām and Muslim scholar (d. 765)source

Deaths

  • February 20 – Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II, ruler (ajaw) of Palenque, dies after an 18-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother Kʼinich Kʼan Joy Chitam II.source
  • Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II, ruler of Palenque (b. 635)source
  • Liutpert, king of the Lombardssource
  • Berlinda of Meerbeke, Frankish nun and saint (approximate date)source
  • Muiredach Muillethan, king of Connacht (Ireland)source
  • Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra, Arab general and governor of Basrasource
  • Chen Zi'ang, Chinese poet and official of the Tang dynasty (b. 661)source
  • Ōku, Japanese princess (b. 661)source