WHAT HAPPENED IN THE YEAR 683 AD.

America

• The reign of Pacal the Great, ruler of Maya state of Palenque, comes to an end.

Asia

• September–November: Siege of Mecca by the Umayyads, during which the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down.
• The Umayyad caliph Yazid I (680–683) is succeeded by Muawiya II ibn Yazid (683–684).
• In Japan, Prince Ōtsu attends to matters of State for the first time.
• Emperor Temmu of Japan decrees that copper coins must be used instead of silver coins. Three days later a decree is issued to allow the continued use of silver.