to compiling the Man'yōshū anthology; member of the prestigious Ōtomo clan; served as governor-general of Dazaifu, the military procuracy in northern Kyūshū, from 728 to 730 Yamanoue no Okura 山上 憶良 (660–733), best known for his poems of children and commoners; has poems in the Man'yōshū anthology South Asia Poets Kappe Arabhatta in Kannada Bhartrihari (approx.), writing in Sanskrit Timeline 600 – Venantius Fortunatus died about this year (born c. 530), Latin poet and hymnodist from Northern Italy 608 – Antarah ibn Shaddad died (born 525), Arabic poet and warrior 615 – Saint Columbanus died (born 543), Hiberno-Latin poet and writer 625 – Maymun Ibn Qays Al-a'sha died (born 570) 630: Durayd ibn al-Simmah died Princess Nukata 額田王 also known as Princess Nukada, born about this year (died 690), Asuka period poet 640 – al-Akhtal born about this year (died 710) 645 – Empress Jitō 持統天皇 born (died 703; 702 in the lunisolar calendar used in Japan until 1873), 41st imperial ruler, fourth empress and a poet 657 – Cædmon likely flourishes starting about this year (fl. until c. 680) in Northumbria 660: Kuthayyir born about this year (died c. 723) Yamanoue no Okura 山上 憶良 born (died 733), best known for his poems of children and commoners; has poems in the Man'yōshū anthology; Japanese 661: Labīd died about this year (born c. 560); Arabic poet Laidcenn mac Buith Bannaig, died; Irish 662: Kakinomoto no Hitomaro 柿本 人麻呂 born about this year (died 710), late Asuka period poet, nobleman and government official; the most prominent poet in the Man'yōshū anthology Ōtomo no Tabito 大伴旅人 born about this year (died 732) poet best known as the father of Ōtomo no Yakamochi; both contributed to compiling the Man'yōshū anthology; member of the prestigious Ōtomo clan; served as governor-general of Dazaifu, the military procuracy in northern Kyūshū, from 728 to 730 674 – Hassan ibn Thabit died about this year 679 – Kumait Ibn Zaid born (died 743) 680 – Cædmon, last known to be living about this year (fl. starting 657) in Northumbria 688 – Qays ibn al-Mullawah died 698 – Abe no Nakamaro 阿倍仲麻呂 born about this year (died c. 770) scholar, administrator, and waka poet in the Nara period (surname: Abe) Decades and years References 7th-century poems 07 Poetry