Emperor Tenmu decrees a reform in Japan; copper coins must be used instead of silver coins. Three days later he issues a decree to allow the continued use of silver.
Prince Ōtsu, son of Tenmu, starts to attend to matters of State at about this time.
Xue Yuanchao, official of the Tang dynasty (b. 622)
References
^Chaney, William A. (1970). The Cult of Kingship in Anglo-Saxon England: The Transition from Paganism to Christianity. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 168.