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• The Chinese Tang Dynasty under Emperor Gaozong of Tang defeats a Turkish army. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends 627 — The Roman-Persian Wars end 622 — Year one of the Islamic calendar begins during which Events and Trends 630 — Serbs and Croats settle the Balkans in the provinces of Moesia, Pannonia and Events and Trends 640 — Occupation of Egypt and Syria by followers of Muhammad 642 — Conquest Events and Trends 650, The first Chinese Paper money is issued Events and Trends Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib is assassinated He is succeeded by Hasan ibn Ali as the Shia Imam and Muawiyah I as Events and Trends 674–677 — Arab army first besieges Constantinople Zh-yue670年代 Events and Trends Battle of Karbala Zh-yue680年代 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Europe Rhodes is invaded by an Arab force remains of the Colossus of Rhodes are sold off Events By Place Europe November 15 — Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats Mercian king Penda in the Events By Place Europe Oswiu of Northumbria annexes Mercia Asia The Battle of Events By place Europe The Union of Slavic Tribes falls apart after King Samo 's death This article is about a year Events By Place Europe Ealdormen in Mercia rebel against Northumbrian rule and Events By Place Europe Slavic principality of Carantania is first mentioned in historical sources 656 state leaders - Events of 657 - 658 state leaders - State leaders by year ---------- Africa America Asia The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by Background and life as Prince of Jin Li Zhi was born in 628 He was the ninth son of his father Emperor Taizong, and the third son of his mother Emperor Taizong's wife The Turkic peoples are Eurasian peoples residing in northern central and western Eurasia who speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family
• Emperor Gaozong of Tang commissions the pharmacology publication of an official materia medica, which documents 833 different substances taken from various stones, minerals, metals, plants, herbs, animals, vegetables, fruits, and cereal crops used for medicinal purposes. Pharmacology (from Greek grc φάρμακον pharmakon, "drug" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of how Drugs Materia medica is a Latin medical term for the body of collected knowledge about the therapeutic properties of any substance used for healing Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the

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• June 2 — Pope Eugene I dies and is subsequently canonized. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Pope Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints
• July 26 — Battle of Siffin: Ali Ben Abu Talib fights Muawiyah over the Caliphate of Islam and captures Anbar. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus The Battle of Siffin (May-July 657 CE occurred during the First Fitna, or First Muslim civil war with the main engagement taking place from July 26 to July 28 ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (a=علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب|t=ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib 13th Rajab, 24 BH – 21st Ramaḍān, 40 AH Mu'awiyah I (a=معاوية بن أبي سفيان|t=Mu‘āwīyah ibn Abī Sufyān 602-680 was a Sahaba (companion of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad The Caliph is the Head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Anbar refer to Al Anbar Governorate Anbar (town
• July 30 — Pope Vitalian succeeds Pope Eugene I as the 76th pope. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Pope Saint Vitalianus was Pope from July 30, 657, until January 27, 672. Pope History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and
• Saint Hilda founds an abbey on the Yorkshire coast at Whitby. Hilda of Whitby (c 614&ndash680 is a Christian Saint. The source of information about Hilda is The Ecclesiastical History of the English Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine Abbey sited on Whitby 's East Cliff in North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Whitby is a historic town and Civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England.

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• Pope Eugene I