These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... (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. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century Decades: 530s - 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s - 590s - 600s - 610s - 620s - 630s Years: 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 Events and Trends The Sui Dynasty unites China for the first time since the fall of the Western Jin... Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century Decades: 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s - 590s - 600s - 610s - 620s - 630s - 640s Years: 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 Events and Trends Pope Pope Gregory I sends a mission led by Augustine of Canterbury, consisting of forty monks... Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s - 590s - 600s - 610s - 620s - 630s - 640s - 650s Years: 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 World population grows to about 208 million. ... Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 560s - 570s - 580s - 590s - 600s - 610s - 620s - 630s - 640s - 650s - 660s Years: 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 Events: Muhammad, founding Prophet of Islam, escapes from Mecca to Medina. ... 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 - Occupation of Egypt and Syria by followers of Muhammad 642 - Liberation of Persia by followers of Muhammad... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... Events Eadbald succeeds Ethelbert as king of Kent. ... Events Sui Gong Di succeeds Sui Yang Di as emperor of China. ... Events End of the Sui Dynasty and beginning of the Tang Dynasty in China. ... Events Medina is converted to Islam. ... Events By Place Byzantine Empire Byzantine Emperor Heraclius invades Persia Europe Suinthila succeeds Sisebut as king of the Visigoths. ... Events Hijra - Muhammad and his followers withdraw from Mecca to Medina - year one of the Islamic calendar. ... 618 state leaders - Events of 619 - 620 state leaders - State leaders by year // Africa America Mayas - Pacal the Great, Ruler of Palenque 618-683 Asia Chalukyas - Pulakesi II, Chalukya ruler (609-642) China (Tang Dynasty) - Gaozu, Emperor of China (618-626) Japan (Asuka Period) - Suiko, Empress of Japan (593-628... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ... Ab urbe condita (AUC or a. ... 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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

• The Avars attack Constantinople.

Map showing the location of Avar Khaganate, c. ... Map of Constantinople. ...

Asia

• The Meccan boycott of Hashemites and Muhammad ends.

The Meccan boycott of the Hashemites and Muhammad by the Quraish was proclaimed in 617. ...

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

• The calculation of the Chinese calendar begins to use true motions of the sun and moon modeled using two offset opposing parabolas.
• The Chinese begin using large orchestras.

The Chinese calendar (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: nónglì) is a lunisolar calendar, akin to the Hebrew calendar, incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Religion

• December 23 - Pope Boniface V succeeds Pope Adeodatus I as the 69th pope.
• Mellitus becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
• Kubrat, ruler of the Bulgars, is baptised in Constantinople.

December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... Boniface V (died October 25, 625) was pope from 619 to 625. ... St. ... The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ... Saint Mellitus (d. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Kubrat (Bulgarian: Кубрат, Greek: χουβρτου) became the first bulgar BaltAvar in 632 by uniting under single rule all the Bulgar tribes and defeating the Avars. ... // Rulers of Bulgaria Note on titles According to a controversial 17th century Volga Bulgar source, early Bulgar leaders bore the title of baltavar, which might mean ruler of Avars, although this is likely a folk etymology. ...

Births

• Li Chengqian, crown prince of Emperor Taizong of Tang China

Li Chéngqián (李承乾) (619 - October 1, 644) was the original crown prince of Emperor Taizong of Tang China, but was replaced later by his younger brother Li Tai. ... A Crown Prince or Crown Princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. ... Emperor Taizong of Tang China (January 23, 599–July 10, 649), born Li Shimin (李世民 LÄ­ ShìMín), was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China from 626 to 649. ...

Deaths

• 3 February - Laurence, Archbishop of Canterbury
• St. John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria (possible date)
• Abu Talib, uncle of Muhammad