Year
The world in 661
In 661 the atlas holds 161 states standing across 5 regions. 3 things began that year - Umayyad Caliphate, Haripuñjaya and Assassination of Ali - and 2 ended; 3 people were born and 4 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 660s page, and to its century on the 7th century.
What began in 661
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 2
- Umayyad Caliphate · state · 661 – 750
- Haripuñjaya · state · 661 – 1292
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Assassination of Ali · atrocity · 661
What ended in 661
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
States 1
- Rashidun Caliphate · state · 632 – 661
Wars and battles 1
- First Fitna · war · 656 – 661
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 661 3
- Mu'awiya II · politician · 661 – 684
- Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf · military leader · 661 – 714
- Chen Zi'ang · politician · 661 – 702
Died in 661 4
- Ali · statesperson · 599 – 661
- Empress Kōgyoku · monarch · 594 – 661
- Muyeol of Silla · military personnel · 604 – 661
- Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays · military personnel · 599 – 661
Standing in 661
The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.
Europe71 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Francia · 481 – 843
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927
- Volga Bulgaria · 601 – 1240
- Kingdom of Mercia · 527 – 918 · Wulfhere of Mercia, King of Mercia since 658
- Pannonian Avars · 600 – 900
and 61 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa20 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Constans II, Byzantine emperor since 641 and Constantine IV, Byzantine emperor since 654
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Umayyad Caliphate · 661 – 750 · Mu'awiya I, Umayyad Caliph since 661
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Rashidun Caliphate · 632 – 661 · Ali, Rashidun since 656 and Hasan ibn Ali, Rashidun since 661
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Mauretania · 301 BCE – 698 CE
- Kingdom of Makuria · 500 – 1518
- Anshan Persia · 4000 BCE – 675 CE
and 10 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia21 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Hephthalites · 408 – 670
- Tibetan Empire · 618 – 842
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Narasimhavarman I, Pallava emperor since 630
- Chalukya dynasty · 543 – 753 · Vikramaditya I, Chalukya king since 655
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
- Kamarupa · 350 – 1140
- Karkota dynasty · 625 – 885
and 11 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia23 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907 · Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Emperor of China since 649
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE · Munmu of Silla, King of Unified Silla since 661
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Bojang of Goguryeo, wang since 642
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Vikrantavarman I, king since 653
- Asuka period · 538 – 710
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chenla · 550 – 706
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Emperor of China since 649
and 13 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania7 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
Location unknown19 states
- Avar Khaganate · 562 – 828
- 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
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 636 – 686: every state, war and life of 661 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 661: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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