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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | 6th century - 7th century - 8th century |
| Decades: | 650s 660s 670s - 680s - 690s 700s 710s |
| Years: | 682 683 684 - 685 - 686 687 688 |
| 685 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 685 DCLXXXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1438 |
| Armenian calendar | 134 ԹՎ ՃԼԴ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1159 – -1158 |
| Berber calendar | 1635 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1229 |
| Burmese calendar | 47 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6193 – 6194 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲申年十一月廿一日 (3321/3381-11-21) — to —
乙酉年十二月初一日(3322/3382-12-1) |
| Coptic calendar | 401 – 402 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 677 – 678 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4445 – 4446 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 740 – 741 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 607 – 608 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3786 – 3787 |
| Holocene calendar | 10685 |
| Iranian calendar | 63 – 64 |
| Islamic calendar | 65 – 66 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3018 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1228 |
Events
By Place
Byzantine Empire
- Justinian II succeeds Constantine IV as emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- Having defeated Avars in Srem, Tervel's uncle leads Hungarian Bulgar Sermisianoi migrating to Keramissian plain in Macedonia.
Europe
- Sussex attacks Kent, supporting Eadric's claim to the throne held by Hlothhere.
- Surrey takes Wessex as its overlord.
- May 20 — Battle of Dunnichen or Nechtansmere: Picts defeat Northumbrians.
- Plague kills almost all the monks in a Northumbrian monastery, aside from the abbot and one small boy - future scholar Bede.
Asia
- The Umayyad caliph Marwan I (684–685) is succeeded by Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (685–705).
- In Japan, the styles of official ranks are reformed so that there are in all 48 grades.
Africa
By Topic
Religion
- July 23 — Pope John V succeeds Pope Benedict II as the 82nd pope.
- Cuthbert is consecrated bishop of Lindisfarne.
Births
Deaths
- March 2 - Liu Rengui, Chinese Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- May 20 — Ecgfrith, king of Northumbria (in battle)
- September - Constantine IV, Byzantine emperor (b. 652)
Heads of state
- Holy See — Benedict II pope (684–685)
- Holy See — John V pope (685–686)
- Japan — Emperor Temmu, emperor of Japan (672–686)