The 620s

628

Liang Shidu, Chinese rebel leader

Liang Shidu was a claimant to title of Emperor of China who rebelled against the rule of the Chinese Sui dynasty near the end of the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui. Liang Shidu claim…

Liang Shidu, Chinese rebel leader

626 1400 years ago

The Avars and Sassanids besiege Constantinople, held by Byzantine troops under Patrician Bonus

The Pannonian Avars or Carpathian Avars were a confederation of Eurasian nomads. They were also known as the Obri in the chronicles of the Rus, the Abaroi or Varchonitai, or Pseudo…

The Avars and Sassanids besiege Constantinople, held by Byzantine troops under Patrician Bonus

626 1400 years ago

Soga no Umako, Japanese son of Soga no Iname (born 551)

Soga no Umako was the son of Soga no Iname and a member of the powerful Soga clan of Japan. Conflicting evidence has suggested that Soga no Umako was actually an emperor during th…

Soga no Umako, Japanese son of Soga no Iname (born 551)

626 1400 years ago

Li Jiancheng, Chinese prince (born 589)

Li Jiancheng, posthumous name Crown Prince Yin (隱太子), childhood nickname Vaishravana (毗沙門), was the first crown prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was the oldest son of the fou…

Li Jiancheng, Chinese prince (born 589)

626 1400 years ago

Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the…

Emperor Taizong of Tang, previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649. He is traditionally regarde…

Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the…

626 1400 years ago

The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of Constantinople.

The Pannonian Avars or Carpathian Avars were a confederation of Eurasian nomads. They were also known as the Obri in the chronicles of the Rus, the Abaroi or Varchonitai, or Pseudo…

The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of Constantinople.

626 1400 years ago

Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang dynasty of China.

A posthumous name is an honorary name given mainly to revered dead people in East Asian culture. It is predominantly used in Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, B…

Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang dynasty of China.

626 1400 years ago

Itzam K'an Ahk I, Mayan king (died 686)

Itzam Kʼan Ahk I, also known as Ruler 2, was an ajaw of Piedras Negras, an ancient Maya settlement in Guatemala. He ruled during the Late Classic Period, from AD 639–686. The son o…

Itzam K'an Ahk I, Mayan king (died 686)

626 1400 years ago

Li Yuanji, Chinese prince (born 603)

Li Yuanji, formally Prince La of Chao (巢剌王), more commonly known by the title of Prince of Qi (齊王), nickname Sanhu (三胡), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was …

Li Yuanji, Chinese prince (born 603)

626 1400 years ago

Li Shimin led his forces to assassinate his rival brothers in a coup for the imperial throne of Tang China.

Emperor Taizong of Tang, previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649. He is traditionally regarde…

Li Shimin led his forces to assassinate his rival brothers in a coup for the imperial throne of Tang China.

626 1400 years ago

Li Shimin (pictured) led his forces to assassinate his rival brothers in a coup for the imperial throne of Tang China.

Emperor Taizong of Tang, previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649. He is traditionally regarde…

Li Shimin (pictured) led his forces to assassinate his rival brothers in a coup for the imperial throne of Tang China.

625

Paulinus was consecrated as the first bishop of York by Justus, the archbishop of Canterbury.

Paulinus was a Roman missionary and the first Bishop of York. A member of the Gregorian mission sent in 601 by Pope Gregory I to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Ang…

Paulinus was consecrated as the first bishop of York by Justus, the archbishop of Canterbury.

624

Mellitus, saint and archbishop of Canterbury

Mellitus was the first bishop of London in the Saxon period, the third archbishop of Canterbury, and a member of the Gregorian mission sent to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons f…

Mellitus, saint and archbishop of Canterbury

622

The Hijrah of Muhammad begins, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar.

The Hijrah, also Hegira, was the journey the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers took from Mecca to Medina. The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the…

The Hijrah of Muhammad begins, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar.

621 1405 years ago

Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese emperor Gaozu, defeats the numerically superior forces of Dou Jiande

The Battle of Hulao, or Battle of Sishui, was a decisive Tang victory over the rival Zheng and Hebei-based Xia polities during the transition from Sui to Tang. The battle took plac…

Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese emperor Gaozu, defeats the numerically superior forces of Dou Jiande

621 1405 years ago

Tang forces led by Li Shimin defeated and captured Dou Jiande at the Battle of Hulao in the civil war that followed the

The Tang dynasty, or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and f…

Tang forces led by Li Shimin defeated and captured Dou Jiande at the Battle of Hulao in the civil war that followed the