History
701
General
Population: 224 Million*
- Religion: Death of Pope Sergius I - Pope John VI appointed
- Deaths: Egica King of Visigoths, Pope Sergius I
Asia
- China: Chinese poet Li Po born
- Japan: Codification of Japanese political law – the Mikado
Japanese emperor Momu appropriates all of the country's land
Europe
- Spanish States: Death of Egica King of Visigoths