698

Years: 694 695 696 697 - 698 - 699 700 701 702

Decades: 660s 670s 680s - 690s - 700s 710s 720s

Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century

Events

• Tiberius III deposes Leontius II and becomes Byzantine Emperor.
• Arabs capture Carthage from the Byzantine Empire.
• Zhen (predecessor of the kingdom of Bohai) is established in northern Korea.
• At the Synod of Aquileia, the bishops of the diocese of Aquileia decided to end the Schism of the Three Chapters and return to communion with Rome.
• Khun Lo, a Thai prince, conquers Muang Sua, an early Laotian kingdom.

Births

• Wang Wei, Chinese poet

Deaths