helmet found at
Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to
Rædwald of East Anglia circa 625. temple, Japan. • The
world's population shrinks to about 208 million people. (from 257 million in 200 AD) • The
Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy emerges at the beginning of this century or the last in England. •
Sutton Hoo ship burial,
East Anglia, England. • Earliest attested
English poetry. • The first known Croatian archon
Porga establishes the
Duchy of Croatia. • The
Bulgars arrive in the
Balkans; establishment of the powerful
Bulgarian Empire. •
Xuanzang traveled from China to India, before returning to
Chang'an in China to translate Buddhist scriptures. •
Guangzhou, China, becomes a major international seaport, hosting maritime travelers from the Middle East, East Africa, India, and South East Asia. • The main compound of
Hōryū-ji temple in
Nara is built during the
Asuka period. •
Timgad,
Algeria, is destroyed by
Berbers. •
Islam originates from the
Arabian Peninsula; the
Quran is documented. •
Nobatia annexed by its southern neighbor
Makuria sometime before the Arab-Nubian wars. • Arab traders penetrate the area of
Lake Chad. • End of sporadic Buddhist rule in the
Sindh. •
Teotihuacan is sacked. The political and religious buildings are burned. • The religion of
Shugendō evolves from
Buddhism,
Taoism,
Shinto and other influences in the mountains of Japan. • Early 7th century:
Croats enter their present territory, settling in six distinct tribal delimitations. • 7th and 9th century: Mosaics and side panels above the apse of
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe are made. •
600:
Smallpox spreads from India into Europe. •
602: The
Third Chinese domination of Vietnam starts following the collapse of the
Early Lý dynasty. •
603: Last mention of the
Roman Senate in
Gregorian Register. It mentions that the senate acclaimed the statues of emperor
Phocas and empress
Leontia. •
606:
Pope Boniface III elected to the papacy on the death of
Pope Sabinian. He sought and obtained a decree from Byzantine Emperor
Phocas which stated that "the See of Blessed Peter the
Apostle should be the head of all the Churches". This ensured that the title of "Universal Bishop" belonged exclusively to the
Bishop of Rome. •
607:
Hōryū-ji temple believed to have been completed in
Ikaruga, Japan. •
610: A great number of
Slavs enter the Roman lands of the Balkans. Later forming tribal confederacies. • 610:
Heraclius arrives by ship from
Roman Carthage at
Constantinople, overthrows
Eastern Roman Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor. His first major act is to change the official language of the
Eastern Roman Empire from
Latin to
Greek (already the language of the vast majority of the population). •
615: The
Sasanian Empire under
Shah Khosrow II sacks
Jerusalem, taking away the relic of the
True Cross. •
668: The end of the
Goguryeo–Tang War, as Goguryeo fell to a joint attack by Tang China and
Unified Silla of Korea, the latter of which held the former Goguryeo domains. •
670: In 670 an Arab Muslim army under
Uqba ibn Nafi entered the region of
Ifriqiya. In the late 670s
conquest of North Africa was completed. •
671: I-tsing visited
Srivijaya and Malayu in Sumatra and Kedah in Malay peninsula on his way to Nalanda, India. •
674: The
first Arab siege of
Constantinople begins. •
677: Most of the Arab fleet is destroyed by
Greek fire; the Persian crown prince flees to the T'ang court. •
680: Decisive victory of the
Bulgars over the Byzantines in the
Battle of Ongal. era painting of
Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala in 680 • 680:
Battle of Karbala took place near
Kufa, which resulted in the death of
Husayn ibn Ali and the division of Muslim community. •
681:
Bulgaria is recognized as an independent country by the Byzantine Empire. •
682: Revival of the
Turkic Khaganate by the efforts of
Ilterish Qaghan and
Tonyukuk •
683:
Dapunta Hyang Sri Jayanasa performed Siddhayatra as the journey to expand his influence. The event mentioned in several inscriptions such as
Telaga Batu inscription,
Talang Tuo inscription and
Kedukan Bukit inscription. The beginning of
Srivijaya hegemony over the maritime region around
Malacca Strait and
Sunda Strait. •
683–
685: The
Second Fitna. •
686: Srivijaya launch a naval invasion of Java, which is mentioned in
Kota Kapur inscription. This likely contributed to the end of
Tarumanagara kingdom. •
687: I-tsing returned to Srivijaya on his way back from India to China. In his record he reported that the
Kingdom of Malayu was captured by Srivijaya. •
688: Emperor
Justinian II of the
Byzantine Empire defeats the
Bulgarians. •
690: Pro-Buddhist imperial consort
Wu Zetian seizes power and rules as Empress of China. •
691: Buddhism is made the state religion of China. •
698: The Arabs capture
Carthage from the
Byzantine Empire. • 698: Active but unofficial anti-Christian persecution begins in China • 698:
North–South States Period begins in Korea. •
700: The
Mount Edziza volcanic complex erupts in northern
British Columbia, Canada. • 700: The
Sumatra-based
Srivijaya naval kingdom flourishes and declines. • 700: Wet-field rice cultivation, small towns and kingdoms flourish. Trade links are established with China and India. • c. late 7th century: The
Sojomerto inscription (discovered in Batang, Central Java) is dated around this time, it mentions Dapunta Selendra, possibly the ancestor of the
Sailendra dynasty. The inscription was written in
Old Malay, suggesting a Srivijayan link to this family. ==Inventions, discoveries, introductions==