*661/1 [[Empress Saimei]] journeys to Kyushu to oversee in person the strengthening of defenses against possible [[Tang]]/[[Silla]] attack.
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*661/5 Members of a [[kentoshi|Yamato mission to Tang China]] formerly confined in [[Chang'an]] by the Chinese authorities arrive back in the Japanese islands.
==Other Events of 661==
==Other Events of 661==
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*[[Empress Saimei]] is succeeded by her son, [[Emperor Tenji]].
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*Empress Saimei is succeeded by her son, [[Emperor Tenji]].
*Tenji establishes [[Kanzeon-ji]] in honor of his mother.
*Tenji establishes [[Kanzeon-ji]] in honor of his mother.