Events The Arabs invade Palestine. ... Events Saint Aidan founds Lindisfarne in Northumbria, England Nestorian China Births Pippin of Herstal, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia (approximate date) 23 May - Chan Bahlum II, king of Palenque Deaths Categories: 635 ... Events April 20 - Battle of Yarmuk - Byzantine Empire loses Syria to the Arabs The Arabs invade Persia Rothari marries queen Gundeparga, becomes king of the Lombards city of Basra Iraq founded by caliph Omar on a canal. ... Events Arabs take Jerusalem Arabs take Aleppo Battle of al-Qadisiyah: Arabs defeat Persian army, take Persian capital of Ctesiphon Battle of Mag Rath: Dalriada influence in Ulster greatly reduced Births Deaths Categories: 637 ... Events Dagobert I succeeded by Clovis II as king of the Franks in Neustria and Burgundy During the Islamic conquest of Persia, Susa is destroyed Births Deaths Pippin I of Landen, father of Gertrude of Nivelles Categories: 639 ... Events May 28 - Severinus becomes pope, but dies the same year. ... Events Founding of the city of Fostat, later Cairo, in Egypt. ... Events August 5 - In the Battle of Maserfield, Penda king of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald, king of Bernicia. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s - 590s - 600s - 610s - 620s - 630s - 640s - 650s Years: 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 Events: Births: Deaths: 604 - Pope Gregory I the Great Categories: 600s ... Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 560s - 570s _ 580s - 590s - 600s - 610s - 620s - 630s - 640s - 650s - 660s Years: 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 Events: Muhammad, founding Prophet of Islam, is forced to migrate from Mecca to Medina Births: Deaths: Categories: 610s... Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 570s - 580s - 590s - 600s - 610s - 620s - 630s - 640s - 650s - 660s - 670s Years: 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 Events: 622 - Hegira - Muhammad and his followers withdraw from Mecca to Medina - starting year of the Muslim Era. ... Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 580s - 590s - 600s - 610s - 620s - 630s - 640s - 650s - 660s - 670s - 680s Years: 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 Events: 630 - Serbs and Croats settle the Balkans in the provinces of Moesia, Pannonia and Dalmatia 632 - death of... Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 590s - 600s _ 610s - 620s - 630s - 640s - 650s - 660s - 670s - 680s - 690s Years: 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 Events 640 - Egypt and Syria by followers of Mohammed 642 - Occupation of Persia by followers of Mohammed which... Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 600s - 610s - 620s - 630s - 640s - 650s - 660s - 670s - 680s - 690s - 700s Years: 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 Events: Buddhism introduced to Tibet Caliph Othman puts Muhammads teachings (the Quran) into 114 chapters Categories: 650s... Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 610s - 620s - 630s - 640s - 650s - 660s - 670s - 680s - 690s - 700s - 710s Years: 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 Events: The Synod of Whitby Categories: 660s ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... // Events Islam starts in Arabia, the Quran is written, and Syria, Iraq, Persia, North Africa and Central Asia convert to Islam. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ...

Events

• Islamic calendar introduced
• The Muslims capture Antioch, Caesarea Palaestina and Akko

The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (also called Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Muslim holy days. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ... The city of Antioch-on-the-Orontes (modern Antakya; Greek Αντιόχεια) is located in what is now Turkey. ... Caesarea Palaestina, also called Caesarea Maritima, a town built by Herod the Great about 25 - 13 BC, lies on the sea-coast of Israel about halfway between Tel Aviv and Haifa, on the site of a place previously called Pyrgos Stratonos (Strato or Stratons Tower, in Latin Turris Stratonis). ... The Old City of Akko in the 19th or early 20th century, looking south-west from atop the Land Wall Promenade, the open space now a parking lot. ...

Births

Deaths

• October 12 - Pope Honorius I