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Gregorian calendar | 685 DCLXXXV |
Ab urbe condita | 1438 |
Armenian calendar | 134 ԹՎ ՃԼԴ |
Assyrian calendar | 5435 |
Balinese saka calendar | 606–607 |
Bengali calendar | 92 |
Berber calendar | 1635 |
Buddhist calendar | 1229 |
Burmese calendar | 47 |
Byzantine calendar | 6193–6194 |
Chinese calendar | 甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 3382 or 3175 — to — 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 3383 or 3176 |
Coptic calendar | 401–402 |
Discordian calendar | 1851 |
Ethiopian calendar | 677–678 |
Hebrew calendar | 4445–4446 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 741–742 |
- Shaka Samvat | 606–607 |
- Kali Yuga | 3785–3786 |
Holocene calendar | 10685 |
Iranian calendar | 63–64 |
Islamic calendar | 65–66 |
Japanese calendar | Hakuchi 36 (白雉36年) |
Javanese calendar | 577–578 |
Julian calendar | 685 DCLXXXV |
Korean calendar | 3018 |
Minguo calendar | 1227 before ROC 民前1227年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −783 |
Seleucid era | 996/997 AG |
Thai solar calendar | 1227–1228 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳木猴年 (male Wood-Monkey) 811 or 430 or −342 — to — 阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) 812 or 431 or −341 |
Year 685 ( DCLXXXV ) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 685 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
The 760s decade ran from January 1, 760, to December 31, 769.
The 750s decade ran from January 1, 750, to December 31, 759.
The 700s decade ran from January 1, 700, to December 31, 709.
The 650s decade ran from January 1, 650, to December 31, 659.
The 660s decade ran from January 1, 660, to December 31, 669.
The 670s decade ran from January 1, 670, to December 31, 679.
The 680s decade ran from January 1, 680, to December 31, 689.
The 690s decade ran from January 1, 690, to December 31, 699.
Year 635 (DCXXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 635 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Year 684 (DCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 684 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Year 686 (DCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 686 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Year 682 (DCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 682 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Year 673 (DCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 673 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Ecgfrith was the King of Deira from 664 until 670, and then King of Northumbria from 670 until his death in 20 May 685 possibly at age of 31. He ruled over Northumbria when it was at the height of its power, but his reign ended with a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Nechtansmere against the Picts of Fortriu in which he lost his life.
Æthelred was king of Mercia from 675 until 704. He was the son of Penda of Mercia and came to the throne in 675, when his brother, Wulfhere of Mercia, died from an illness. Within a year of his accession he invaded Kent, where his armies destroyed the city of Rochester. In 679 he defeated his brother-in-law, Ecgfrith of Northumbria, at the Battle of the Trent: the battle was a major setback for the Northumbrians, and effectively ended their military involvement in English affairs south of the Humber. It also permanently returned the Kingdom of Lindsey to Mercia's possession. However, Æthelred was unable to re-establish his predecessors' domination of southern Britain.
Eadric was a King of Kent (685–686). He was the son of Ecgberht I.
Cædwalla was the King of Wessex from approximately 685 until he abdicated in 688. His name is derived from the Welsh Cadwallon. He was exiled from Wessex as a youth and during this period gathered forces and attacked the South Saxons, killing their king, Æthelwealh, in what is now Sussex. Cædwalla was unable to hold the South Saxon territory, however, and was driven out by Æthelwealh's ealdormen. In either 685 or 686, he became King of Wessex. He may have been involved in suppressing rival dynasties at this time, as an early source records that Wessex was ruled by underkings until Cædwalla.
Centwine was King of Wessex from c. 676 to 685 or 686, although he was perhaps not the only king of the West Saxons at the time.
Æthelwealh was ruler of the ancient South Saxon kingdom from before 674 till his death between 680 and 685. He was baptised in Mercia, becoming the first Christian king of Sussex. He was killed by a West Saxon prince, Cædwalla, who eventually became king of Wessex.
Events from the 7th century in England.