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682 CE

682 CE in world history: 3 events, 1 work and 1 state founded. 254 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. Battle

    Battle of Vescera

    The Battle of Vescera was fought near Biskra in present-day Algeria in 682 or 683, when Berber forces under Kusaila, with Byzantine support, ambushed the Arab commander Uqba ibn Nafi as he returned from a campaign that had reached the Atlantic.

ProfileState178 states with a known seat in 682 CEOpen the atlas at 682 CE →

In the profiles

  • Gokturk EmpireIlterish Qaghan founds the Second Khaganate through guerrilla warfare
  • Srivijaya EmpireThe Kedukan Bukit inscription records Sri Jayanasa's military expedition

Works 1

States founded 1

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