660s

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Millennia:	1st millennium
Centuries:	6th century - 7th century - 8th century
Decades:	630s 640s 650s - 660s - 670s 680s 690s
Years:	660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments

[edit] Events and Trends

• Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib is assassinated. He is succeeded by Hasan ibn Ali as the Shia Imam and Muawiyah I as the Sunni Caliph. This was the foundation of the Umayyad caliphate. ^[1]
• The Synod of Whitby

[edit] References

1. ^ Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.

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