690s
The 690s decade ran from January 1, 690, to December 31, 699.
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Events
690
By place
Britain
- King Oswine of Kent is toppled by Wihtred, brother of the late king Eadric of Kent, after a 2-year reign. He takes his lands north of the River Thames, in revenge against the East Saxons (approximate date).
Asia
- October 16 – Wu Zetian ascends to the throne of the Tang Dynasty, and proclaims herself ruler of the Chinese Empire as "Holy and Divine Emperor". She becomes the first and only female "emperor" in 5,000 years of Chinese history. Wu Zetian changes the dynasty's name to the Zhou Dynasty, and begins to murder throne pretendants and ministers who try to oppose her. During her reign she elevates the status of Buddhism above Taoism.
By topic
Entertainment
- The approximate date of the earliest known blindfold chess, played by Sa'id ibn Jubayr[1]
Religion
- Willibrord, Anglo-Saxon missionary, travels from York with 12 Benedictine monks to Westkapelle,(modern Netherlands) to Christianize the pagan Frisians.
- September 19 – Theodore of Tarsus, age 88, dies at Canterbury. He is succeeded by Berhtwald as the 9th Archbishop of Canterbury (approximate date).
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