General
Population: Between 190 and 230 million*
- Entertainment: Yen Li-pen of China paints
- Deaths: King of South Italy and Pallava Dynasty Narasimhavarman
Asia
- Japan: Japanese court begins to adopt Chinese influences
Taikwa reform completes rebuilding of Japanese state
Europe
- General: Rise of Feudal Nobility
- Entertainment: Gold treasure of Anglo-Saxon king Ethelhere (discovered 1939)
- Italian States: Death of Narasimhavarman king of S Italy and Pallava dynasty
Middle East
- Byzantine Empire: Byzantine forces capture Alexandria where people rise against Arabs