By place Byzantine Empire •
Byzantine-Sassanid War: The
Persian army under
Shahin Vahmanzadegan conquers
Chalcedon in
Anatolia, and reaches the
Bosporus, threatening
Constantinople. Emperor
Heraclius begins peace negotiations, promising an annual
tribute of 1,000 talents of
gold and
silver. Shahin withdraws with his army to
Syria, to focus on the invasion of
Egypt. • The
Avars send envoys to Constantinople for a meeting with Heraclius. He is warned about an
ambush, and flees for safety behind the city walls in time. Angry at the failure to capture the
Byzantine emperor, the Avars plunder
Thrace and return to the
Danube River, carrying off 270,000 people.
Europe •
Grasulf II becomes the Lombard
Duke of Friuli (
Italy), after the assassination of his nephews,
Tasso and
Kakko, in
Oderzo.
Britain •
Sigeberht becomes king of
Essex, after his father
Sæward and uncle
Sexred are killed in battle against the
West Saxons. • Heathens revolt in
Kent under King
Eadbald. During the uprising
Justus,
bishop of Rochester, flees to
Gaul. • King
Edwin of Northumbria invades and annexes the minor
British kingdom of
Elmet (approximate date).
Asia •
September 8 –
Battle of Huoyi: Rebel forces under
Li Yuān defeat the
Sui troops near the
Fen River, and capture the
Chinese capital,
Chang'an. Li has gained support from
Shibi, ruler (
khagan) of the
Eastern Turks, who secures his northern frontier and supplies him with 2,000 horses. • Winter – Li Yuan demotes Sui emperor
Yángdi to the status of
Taishang Huang (retired emperor), and declares
Yang You emperor, while he gives himself authority over the western Sui
commanderies (prefecture), under the title of "Prince of Tang".
By topic Religion •
Meccans begin a boycott of the Banu Hashim clan, to which
Islamic prophet
Muhammad belongs. A
civil war begins in
Medina. •
Battle of Bu'ath: A
pre-Islamic Arabian conflict between the
Aws and
Khazraj, two major
Arabian tribes of
Medina. == Births ==