661
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Ancient Olympiads' not found. 661 (DCLXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 661st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 661st year of the 1st millennium, the 61st year of the 7th century, and the 2nd year of the 660s decade. As of the start of 661, the Gregorian calendar was 3 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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Centuries: | 6th century – 7th century – 8th century |
Decades: | 630s 640s 650s – 660s – 670s 680s 690s |
Years: | 658 659 660 – 661 – 662 663 664 |
Events
- A series of wars begin between the Byzantine Empire and the Sassanid Empire.
661 Media
Expansion of the caliphate under the Umayyads: Expansion under Muhammad, 622–632 Expansion during the Rashidun Caliphate, 632–661 Expansion during the Umayyad Caliphate, 661–750
Muawiya I became caliph in mid 661, after the Abdication of caliph al-Hasan. Muawiya established the Umayyad dynasty (Muawiya with Councillors, from the manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru’s Majma’ al-tawarikh)
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:661 deaths.
- June Taejong muyeol of Silla, 29th King of Silla(Korean of ancient kingdom, B.C 57 – A.D 935)