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Events

By Place

Persian and Byzantine Empires

Europe

Asia

The Americas

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Persian and Byzantine Empires

★ Jerusalem reconquered by Byzantine Empire from the Persian Empire (September).

★ The Battle of Mu'tah, the fist muslim expedition outside Arabia, fails to take the lands east of the Jordan river.

Europe

★ Dagobert I becomes king of all of the Frankish territory

★ Battle of Fid Eoin: The king of Dál Riata, Connad Cerr, is defeated by the Dál nAraidi led by Máel Caích.

Asia

★ Emperor Jomei ascends to the throne of Japan.

★ The Chinese Tang Dynasty launches Emperor Taizong's campaign against Eastern Tujue, a Göktürk khanate. The campaign was led in late winter by military commander Li Jing.

The Americas

★ Maya military outpost of Dos Pilas is founded.

Births

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Deaths

★ Clotaire II, king of the Franks

★ Connad Cerr, king of Dál Riata

★ Pei Ji, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (born 570)