682

Europe

 * First entry in .

Asia

 * Due to a culmination of major s, s, s, and s, a widespread  broke out in the dual Chinese capital cities of  (primary capital) and  (secondary capital). The scarcity of food drove the price of grain to unprecedented heights, while a once prosperous era under emperors  and  ended on a sad note.

Religion

 * August 17 — succeeds  as the 80th.
 * goes to Jarrow.

Deaths

 * , in exile in
 * , former prince of, in exile in

Heads of states

 * —  (682–683)
 * —, emperor of Japan (672–686)