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Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria.
The Battle of al-Harrah concludes, with Yazid I's army killing 11,000 people of the city of Medina.
Climax of the Siege of Thessalonica by the Slavs in a three-day assault on the city walls.
Silla–Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of…
Korean forces under general Kim Yu-sin of Silla defeat the army of Baekje in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol.
After a prolonged siege by rebels who demand his abdication, caliph Uthman is assassinated as the rebels enter his palac
First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I.
Election of pope Vitalian following the death of pope Eugene I in the previous month.
Isshi Incident: Prince Naka-no-Ōe and Fujiwara no Kamatari assassinate Soga no Iruka during a coup d'état at the…
Isshi Incident: Prince Naka-no-Ōe and Fujiwara no Kamatari assassinate Soga no Iruka during a coup d'état at the…
Chinese forces under general Li Shiji besiege the strategic fortress city of Anshi (Liaoning) during the Goguryeo–Tang…
Battle of Maserfield: Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria.
Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt).
The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata
Arab–Byzantine wars: The Battle of Yarmouk between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate begins.
The Avars and Sassanids besiege Constantinople, held by Byzantine troops under Patrician Bonus
The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of Constantinople.
Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese emperor Gaozu, defeats the numerically superior forces of Dou Jiande
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628: Sassanid troops under general Shahrbaraz conquer the town of Zenobia.
Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sa