665
665 — China: Wu Zetian becomes the de facto ruler / Japan: First coastal defences of Kyushu were built at what is now the Ōnojō Castle Ruins
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| Korea | ChinaTang dynasty 618–907 | JapanAsuka period 538–710 | United States |
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- No events recorded for this year
| - Wu Zetian becomes the de facto ruler
- Tibetan Empire and Turkic allies attack Yutian
- 663Battle of Baekgang
- 663Tibetan Empire attacks Yutian but are repelled
- 663The Daming Palace is completed
- 664Emperor Gaozong of Tang makes a failed attempt to depose Wu Zetian
- 664Liu Rengui sends a memorial to the emperor reporting low morale of troops in Korea
- 664武后殺宰相上官儀，權力日盛，與高宗並稱“二圣”。
- 666The Chinese Buddhist monks Zhiyu and Zhiyou crafted a mechanical south-pointing chariot for the Japanese emperor Emperor Tenji.
- 667Xue Rengui achieves a decisive victory against Goguryeo
| - First coastal defences of Kyushu were built at what is now the Ōnojō Castle Ruins.
| covered from 1607 |