660

Centuries:	6th century · 7th century · 8th century
Decades:	630s 640s 650s 660s 670s 680s 690s
Years:	657 658 659 660 661 662 663

Events

• The Umayyad Empire was established.
• In the year 660 the kingdom of Silla invaded the kingdom of Baekje. (see Korea)
• Empress Saimei of Japan makes an order to dispatch a force to the Korean Peninsula to save Baekje.

Births

• Yamanoue no Okura, Japanese poet (d. 733) (see: Waka)