Explore 19 historical events from 630–639.
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II, also known as Chan Bahlum II, was ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque, in what is now the state of Chiapas, Mexico. He acceded to the throne in January, …
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II, Mayan king (died 702)
Ardashir III was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 6 September 628 to 27 April 630.
Ardashir III of Persia (born 621)
Shahrbaraz was shah (king) of the Sasanian Empire from 27 April 630 to 9 June 630. He usurped the throne from Ardashir III, and was killed by Iranian nobles after forty days. Befor…
Shahrbaraz usurped the throne of the Sasanian Empire from Ardashir III, but was himself killed six weeks later
Ashina Jiesheshuai was a member of the Ashina clan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate and general (Zhonglangjiang) of the Tang dynasty.
Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace
Shahrbaraz was shah (king) of the Sasanian Empire from 27 April 630 to 9 June 630. He usurped the throne from Ardashir III, and was killed by Iranian nobles after forty days. Befor…
Shahrbaraz, king of the Persian Empire
Muhammad was an Arab religious, military, and political leader, and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was the final prophet of God who was divinely inspired to preach an…
Muhammad, the central figure of Islam
The Battle of Moira, also known as the Battle of Magh Rath, was fought in the summer of AD 637 by the High King of Ireland, Domnall II, against his foster son Congal Cáech, King of…
The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata
Yazdegerd III was the last Sasanian King of Kings from 632 to 651. His death following successive defeats by the Rashidun Caliphate marked the end of the last pre-Islamic Iranian e…
Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king (shah) of the Persian Empire
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…
Emperor Taizong of Tang sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of Chinese pris
The Sasanian Empire, officially Eranshahr, was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651 AD. Lasting for over four centuries, the length of…
The final king of the Sasanian Empire of Iran, Yazdegerd III, ascended the throne at the age of eight
Ashina Jiesheshuai was a member of the Ashina clan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate and general (Zhonglangjiang) of the Tang dynasty.
Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace
Heraclius, known by the diminutive Heraclonas or Heracleonas, and sometimes enumerated as Heraclius II, was briefly Byzantine emperor in 641.
Heraclonas and David, sons of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius, are proclaimed augustus and caesar respectively, possibly…
The Battle of Moira, also known as the Battle of Magh Rath, was fought in the summer of AD 637 by the High King of Ireland, Domnall II, against his foster son Congal Cáech, King of…
The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata
The Arab–Byzantine wars or Muslim–Byzantine wars were a series of wars from the 7th to 11th centuries between the successive Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire. Following …
Arab–Byzantine wars: The Battle of Yarmouk between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate begins.
Muslims are people who are adherents of Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to b…
Marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia, Arab forces led by…
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II, also known as Chan Bahlum II, was ajaw of the Maya city-state of Palenque, in what is now the state of Chiapas, Mexico. He acceded to the throne in January, …
Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II, Mayan king (died 702)
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, personal name Li Yuan, courtesy name Shude, Xianbei name Daye Yuan, was the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 618 to 626 CE. Under…
Gao Zu, Chinese emperor (born 566)
Abu Bakr, born Abdallah ibn Abi Quhafa, was a senior companion, the closest friend, and father-in-law of Muhammad, the Islamic prophet. He served as the first caliph of the Rashidu…
Abu Bakr, Arabian caliph (born 573)
Yazdegerd III was the last Sasanian King of Kings from 632 to 651. His death following successive defeats by the Rashidun Caliphate marked the end of the last pre-Islamic Iranian e…
Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king (shah) of the Persian Empire
Fatima bint Muhammad, commonly known as Fatima al-Zahra', was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidu…
Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, dies, with her cause of death being a controversial topic among the…
Muhammad was an Arab religious, military, and political leader, and the founder of Islam. According to Islam, he was the final prophet of God who was divinely inspired to preach an…
Muhammad, the central figure of Islam
Rusticula, also called Marcia, was the abbess of Saint-Jean d'Arles from 575 until her death.
Rusticula, abbess of Arles
Fatima bint Muhammad, commonly known as Fatima al-Zahra', was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidu…
Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad (born 605)
The Sasanian Empire, officially Eranshahr, was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651 AD. Lasting for over four centuries, the length of…
The final king of the Sasanian Empire of Iran, Yazdegerd III, ascended the throne at the age of eight
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…
Emperor Taizong of Tang sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of Chinese pris
Athanasius I Gammolo was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 594/595 or 603 until his death in 631. He is commemorated as a saint by the Syriac Ort…
Athanasius I Gammolo, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.
Ardashir III was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 6 September 628 to 27 April 630.
Ardashir III of Persia (born 621)
Shahrbaraz was shah (king) of the Sasanian Empire from 27 April 630 to 9 June 630. He usurped the throne from Ardashir III, and was killed by Iranian nobles after forty days. Befor…
Shahrbaraz, king of the Persian Empire
Shahrbaraz was shah (king) of the Sasanian Empire from 27 April 630 to 9 June 630. He usurped the throne from Ardashir III, and was killed by Iranian nobles after forty days. Befor…
Shahrbaraz usurped the throne of the Sasanian Empire from Ardashir III, but was himself killed six weeks later