661
661 — Korea: 신라 문무왕 즉위 / China: Peroz III of the Sasanian Empire requests military aid from Tang against the Arab invasion of Persia
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| Korea | ChinaTang dynasty 618–907 | JapanAsuka period 538–710 | United States |
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- 660Battle of Hwangsanbeol
- 660백제가 멸망
- 660Baekje falls to the Silla-Tang forces.
- 662고구려와 당나라 사이에서 사수대첩이 일어남
- 662As a result of the fall of Baekje, Tamna enters into a tributary relationship with Silla.
- 663Battle of Baekgang
| - Peroz III of the Sasanian Empire requests military aid from Tang against the Arab invasion of Persia
- Su Dingfang lays siege to Pyongyang
- 659The History of the Southern Dynasties and the History of the Northern Dynasties were completed.
- 659Evidence of a dental amalgam appears in the medical text Newly Revised Herbal Foundation (《新修本草》, Xīnxiū Běncǎo) written by Su Gong (苏恭), manufactured from tin and silver.
- 660Emperor Gaozong of Tang begins suffering from severe headaches as well as loss of vision and yields decision-making power to Wu Zetian
- 660Su Dingfang defeats Baekje
- 660Tibetan Empire and their Turkic allies attack Shule
- 660Tang attacks the Khitans and captures their leader Abugu, sending him back to Luoyang
- 662Tang troops lift siege of Pyongyang due to lack of food supplies
- 662Liu Rengui inflicts a fatal blow on Baekje
- 662The Daming Palace is rebuilt
- 663Battle of Baekgang
- 663Tibetan Empire attacks Yutian but are repelled
- 663The Daming Palace is completed
| - No events recorded for this year
- 660Japanese, under command of Abe no Hirafu, massacre the Mishihase people in Hokkaido. The Japanese do not return to Hokkaido until over 700 years later.
- 660百済が唐・新羅に滅ぼされ、百済人が日本に渡来。
- 662Japanese enter the Baekje–Tang War.
- 663Battle of Baekgang
| covered from 1607 |