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Maya King Jasaw Chan K'awill I of Tikal defeats Yich'aak K'ahk' ("Claw of Fire"), his long-standing rival and king of Ca

Maya King Jasaw Chan K'awill I of Tikal defeats Yich'aak K'ahk' ("Claw of Fire"), his long-standing rival and king of Calakmul [1]

Maya King Jasaw Chan K'awill I of Tikal defeats Yich'aak K'ahk' ("Claw of Fire"), his long-standing rival and king of Calakmul [1]

Events Before

  1. Conon begins his reign as Catholic pope

    Conon begins his reign as Catholic pope

  2. St Sergius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Conon

    St Sergius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Conon

  3. Maya ruler of Palenque K'inich Kan Bahlam dedicates the Temple of the Inscriptions to Pakal, his recently deceased fathe

    Maya ruler of Palenque K'inich Kan Bahlam dedicates the Temple of the Inscriptions to Pakal, his recently deceased father and the city's greatest ruler

  4. Dedication of the Cross Group temples (Temples of the Cross, Foliated Cross and Sun) at Maya city of Palenque [1]

    Dedication of the Cross Group temples (Temples of the Cross, Foliated Cross and Sun) at Maya city of Palenque [1]

  5. Visigothic King Egica of Hispania opens the Seventeenth Council of Toledo, will decree Jews be deprived of their propert

    Visigothic King Egica of Hispania opens the Seventeenth Council of Toledo, will decree Jews be deprived of their property (not really enforced)

Events After

  1. St Sergius I reign as Catholic Pope ends

    Pope Sergius I (650 – 8 September 701) was the bishop of Rome from 15 December 687 to his death on 8 September 701, and is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

  2. John VI of Greece begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    John VI of Greece begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  3. Military triumph of Wak Jalam Chan (Lady Six Sky), female ruler of the Maya city of Sa’aal (Naranjo) as depicted on Stel

    Military triumph of Wak Jalam Chan (Lady Six Sky), female ruler of the Maya city of Sa’aal (Naranjo) as depicted on Stela 24 Naranjo [1]

  4. John VII begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    John VII begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  5. Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI

    Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI

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