Decade · 690 – 699
The world in the 690s
From 690 to 699 the atlas holds 167 states standing at some time. 12 things began - Republic of Venice, Parhae and Kyrgyz Khaganate among them - and 2 ended; 17 people were born and 7 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 690s
By kind, the best known first.
States 7
- Republic of Venice · state · 697 – 1797
- Parhae · state · 698 – 926
- Kyrgyz Khaganate · state · 693 – 1207
- Wu Zhou · state · 690 – 705
- Chavda dynasty · state · 690 – 942
- Bilaspur State · state · 697 – 1948
- Mallabhum kingdom · state · 694 – 1947
Wars and battles 5
- Battle of Sebastopolis · battle · 692
- Battle of Carthage · battle · 698
- Siege of Mecca · battle · 692
- Battle of Maskin · battle · 691
- Battle of Dorestad · battle · 695
What ended in the 690s
States 1
- Wihtwara · state · 523 – 691
Wars and battles 1
- Second Fitna · war · 680 – 692
Born and died
Born 17
- Abu Hanifa · theologian · 699 – 767
- Ja'far al-Sadiq · religious leader · 699 – 765
- Dagobert III · monarch · 698 – 715
- Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik · politician · 691 – 743
- Muhammad ibn al-Qasim · military leader · 696 – 715
- Zayd ibn Ali · revolutionary · 695 – 740
- Achila II · ruler · 695 – 716
- Wang Changling · poet · 698 – 756
- Grimoald the Younger · politician · 695 – 714
- Osred I of Northumbria · ruler · 697 – 716
- Ceolwulf of Northumbria · ruler · 695 – 765
- Emperor Shang of Tang · poet · 698 – 715
- Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya · revolutionary · 690 – 762
- Li Qi · poet · 690 – 751
- Rhodri Molwynog · monarch · 690 – 754
- Teudebur of Alt Clut · monarch · 690 – 752
and 1 more in the atlas.
Died 7
- Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr · theologian · 624 – 692
- Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab · military leader · 610 – 693
- Clovis IV · monarch · 677 – 695
- Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr · military leader · 655 – 691
- Kusaila · person · 640 – 690
- Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar · military leader · 642 – 691
- Vinayaditya of Vatapi · ruler · 680 – 696
States of the 690s
The states that stood at some time in the 690s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 690.
Europe70 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Republic of Venice · 697 – 1797
- Francia · 481 – 843 · Theuderic III, king of Franks since 679
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927
- Volga Bulgaria · 601 – 1240
and 62 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa20 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Justinian II, Byzantine emperor since 685
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Umayyad Caliphate · 661 – 750 · Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Umayyad Caliph since 685
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Mauretania · 301 BCE – 698 CE
- Kingdom of Makuria · 500 – 1518
and 12 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia23 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Tibetan Empire · 618 – 842 · Tridu Songtsen, tsenpo since 676
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Paramesvaravarman I, Pallava emperor since 670
- Chalukya dynasty · 543 – 753 · Vinayaditya of Vatapi, Chalukya king since 680
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
- Kamarupa · 350 – 1140
and 15 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia25 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907 · Emperor Ruizong of Tang, Emperor of China since 684
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377 · Dapunta Hyang Sri Jayanasa, Maharaja of Srivijaya since 671
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Vikrantavarman II, tsar since 686
- Parhae · 698 – 926
- Asuka period · 538 – 710
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chenla · 550 – 706
and 17 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania8 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Wari Empire · 600 – 1100
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
- Toltec Empire · 674 – 1122
Location unknown21 states
- Avar Khaganate · 562 – 828
- Wu Zhou · 690 – 705 · Wu Zetian, Emperor| since 690
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Licchavis of Nepal · 400 – 750
- Old Saxony · 600 – 804
- Zunbil dynasty · 650 – 870
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
and 13 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 670 – 719: every state, war and life of the 690s, region by region.
- On the map in 695: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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