Rise of Srivijaya
A Sumatran sea power controls the Strait of Malacca
The maritime empire of Srivijaya, centred on Sumatra, controlled the Strait of Malacca and the trade between China and India. The Chinese pilgrim Yijing described it in 671 as a major centre of Buddhist learning.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Middle East
- 680 Battle of Karbala — 9 years later
Africa
- 652 The Baqt treaty with Nubia — 19 years earlier
Alive at the time
- Pakal the Great (aged 68)
- Wu Zetian (aged 47)