661

Events

• Caliph Ali Ben Abu Talib is assassinated. He is succeeded by Muawiyah I ibn Abu Sufyan, first Umayyad caliph
• Emperor Tenji ascends to the throne of Japan
• Perctarit and Godepert become co-rulers of the Lombards, following the death of their father Aripert
• King Munmu becomes the 30th ruler of the Silla dynasty

Births

• Empress Gemmei of Japan

Deaths

• Ali, nephew of Muhammad and caliph
• Empress Kogyoku of Japan = Empress Saimei
• Aripert , king of the Lombards