705
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 7th century – 8th century – 9th century |
| Decades: | 670s 680s 690s – 700s – 710s 720s 730s |
| Years: | 702 703 704 – 705 – 706 707 708 |
Events
- February 20 – In a coup d'état, Chinese Chancellor Zhang Jianzhi murdered the Zhang brothers and restored Emperor Zhongzong. This marks the end of the short-lived Zhou Dynasty in China
- Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik succeeded by al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik.
- Beginning of a long period of fighting between Trebizond and the Arabs
- Pope John VII succeeds Pope John VI.
Births
- Amoghavajra, Chinese translator and Buddhist
Deaths
- January 11 – Pope John VI
- November – 武則天