7th century

The 7th century is the period from to  in accordance with the  in the.

Overview
During this century, the continued suffering setbacks, which increased after the, when the    established the geographically  state, and set the stage for the rapid expansion of the. Although life in the countryside deteriorated, grew to become the largest and wealthiest city in the world. It is estimated that the killed as many as 100 million people across the world. It caused the to drop by around 50% between 550 and 700. It also may have contributed to the success of the Arabs.

In the, the seventh century was the Siglo de Concilios, that is, century of councils, referring to the.

Events



 * begins in, the is documented.
 * The shrinks to about 208 million people.
 * The  emerges at the beginning of this century.
 * , East Anglia (modern )
 * (aka Hsuan-Tsang) traveled from to, before returning to  in China to translate  scriptures.
 * End of sporadic Buddhist rule in the.
 * and entered their present territory early in the 7th century AD, settling in six distinct tribal delimitations, whilst Croats set up early states.
 * is sacked and burnt.
 * The religion of evolves from, ,  and other influences in the mountains of.
 * The arrive in the ; establishment of the powerful.
 * traders penetrate the area of.
 * Earliest attested
 * , spreads from India into Europe.
 * , arrives by ship from Africa at, overthrows   and becomes Emperor.  His first major act is to change the official language of the  from  to  (already the language of the vast majority of the population)
 * , The under  sacks, taking away the relic of the.
 * , invades.
 * , defeats the  in a.
 * , of China initiated by.
 * , The kingdom completely absorbed.
 * , China, becomes a major international, hosting travelers from Egypt, East Africa, Arabia, Persia, India, Sri Lanka, and South East Asia, including Muslims, Jews, Hindus, and  Christians.
 * , Year one of the begins, during which the  occurs — Muhammad and his followers emigrate from Mecca to Medina in September.
 * , The Frankish merchant, supporting the fighting their  rulers, becomes the ruler of the first known Slav state in Central Europe.
 * , The and the  jointly besiege but fail to capture.
 * , Emperor defeats the Persians, ending the.
 * , The begin. Much of the  is conquered by Muslim Arabs led by.
 * -,, Chinese forces under commanders  and  destroy the  Khanate.
 * , The begin.
 * , Around this time the resulted in a decisive victory for Muslims in the, the  is conquered by  s led by.
 * , and
 * , destroyed again
 * , Conquest of by Muslims.
 * , The begin.
 * , Emperor is murdered in, ending the rule of  dynasty in.
 * –, The.
 * , Two Chinese monks, Zhi Yu and Zhi You, reconstruct the 3rd century mechanical -vehicle for  of Japan.
 * , Caliph is assassinated. He is succeeded by  as the  and  as the  . This was the foundation of the  caliphate.
 * , The of China and Korean  Kingdom gain victory against the Korean  Kingdom and their  Japanese allies in the naval.
 * , The end of the, as Goguryeo fell to a joint attack by Tang China and of Korea, the latter of which held the Goguryeo domains.
 * In 670 an Arab Muslim army under entered the region of . Finally in the late 670s  has been completed.
 * , The of  begins.
 * , Most of the Arab fleet is destroyed by.
 * , took place near  which led to killing of  and the division of Muslim community. The  subjugate the country of current-day.
 * –, The.
 * , Emperor  of the  defeats the.
 * , Hispano- king accuses the  of aiding the, and sentences all Jews to.
 * , The Arabs capture from the, and destroy it completely.

Significant persons

 * (–), final prophet of Islamic religion
 * , first of Islam
 * , second of Islam
 * , third of Islam
 * (–), cousin of Muhammad, fourth caliph of
 * (– AD), China
 * (The Sword of Allah) (–), Muslim Arab military commander who defeats both the and  empires in over eighty battles.
 * — of the  and founder of contemporary
 * The led the Serbs to the  from the north
 * , ruler of state of
 * , of
 * , Arab poet
 * , Irish scientist
 * , Chinese general and later prime minister
 * , Indian mathematician
 * , Irish scholar, died
 * — Warrior Emperor of who won numerous victories against the  (Persians)
 * , Chinese general and later prime minister
 * , Generalissimo of
 * , comes to power
 * (d ) Nestorian theologian
 * , founder of, a state in ancient
 * , comes to power
 * (d ) Nestorian theologian
 * , founder of, a state in ancient
 * , founder of, a state in ancient

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

 * , The first  is issued.
 * , invented in.
 * The introduced to  from, late 7th century
 * Earliest known record of the game, predecessor to
 * After sailing from, brings the first  to China, and establishes the first Islamic  of China in  in the 630s.
 * The in, China is built in 636 AD.