707 CE
Emperor Monmu dies after a 10-year reign. He is succeeded by his aunt Genmei, who becomes the 43rd empress of Japan. She is the sister of former empress Jitō, and the niece and wife of late emperor Tenmu. Pope John VII dies at Rome after a 19-month reign. A prolonged sede vacante exists, until the ratification of the election of Sisinnius by the Exarch of Ravenna, in early 708. Arab–Byzantine War: An Umayyad army under Maslamah ibn Abd al-Malik invades Asia Minor, and lays siege to Tyana (Cappadocia). The fortress city resists, dragging the siege through the winter and into 708.
Conflict & Security
- Arab–Byzantine War: An Umayyad army under Maslamah ibn Abd al-Malik invades Asia Minor, and lays siege to Tyana (Cappadocia). The fortress city resists, dragging the siege through the winter and into 708.source
Exploration & Expansion
- The Muslim-Arabs conquer the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea (approximate date).source
Health & Medicine
- The first Islamic hospital (bimaristan) is founded in Damascus (approximate date).source
Births
Deaths
- July 18 – Emperor Monmu dies after a 10-year reign. He is succeeded by his aunt Genmei, who becomes the 43rd empress of Japan. She is the sister of former empress Jitō, and the niece and wife of late emperor Tenmu.source
- August 7 – Li Chongjun, crown prince of the Tang dynastysource
- October 18 – Pope John VII dies at Rome after a 19-month reign. A prolonged sede vacante exists, until the ratification of the election of Sisinnius by the Exarch of Ravenna, in early 708.source
- Abbo II, bishop of Metz (approximate date)source
- Li Duozuo, general of the Tang dynastysource
- Wu Sansi, official of the Tang dynastysource
- John Maron, Syriac monk and patriarch (b. 628)source
- Hidulf, bishop of Trier (approximate date)source