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660 (DCLX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 660th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 660th year of the 1st millennium, the 60th year of the 7th century, and the 1st year of the 660s decade. As of the start of 660, the Gregorian calendar was 3 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

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Events

  • The Umayyad Empire was established.
  • In the year 660 the kingdom of Silla invaded the kingdom of Baekje. (see Korea)
  • Empress Saimei of Japan makes an order to dispatch a force to the Korean Peninsula to save Baekje.

Births

  • Yamanoue no Okura, Japanese poet (d. 733) (see: Waka)
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