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Centuries:	6th century · 7th century · 8th century
Decades:	590s 600s 610s 620s 630s 640s 650s
Years:	623 624 625 626 627 628 629

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Politics

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Births - Deaths

Establishment and disestablishment categories

Establishments - Disestablishments

626 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	626 DCXXVI
Ab urbe condita	1379
Armenian calendar	75 ԹՎ ՀԵ
Bahá'í calendar	-1218 – -1217
Berber calendar	1576
Buddhist calendar	1170
Burmese calendar	-12
Chinese calendar	3262/3322-11-28 (乙酉年十一月廿八日) — to — 3263/3323-12-8 (丙戌年十二月初八日)
Coptic calendar	342 – 343
Ethiopian calendar	618 – 619
Hebrew calendar	4386 – 4387
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	681 – 682
- Shaka Samvat	548 – 549
- Kali Yuga	3727 – 3728
Holocene calendar	10626
Iranian calendar	4 – 5
Islamic calendar	4 – 5
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar	2959
Thai solar calendar	1169
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[edit] Events

[edit] By Place

[edit] Byzantine Empire

• The Byzantines defeat the Avars and Slavs, who were besieging Constantinople for the first time.

[edit] Europe

• Arioald succeeds his brother-in-law Adaloald as king of the Lombards (approximate date).
• Edinburgh is founded by King Edwin of Northumbria.
• Penda becomes king of Mercia (traditional date).

[edit] Asia

• July 2 — In the early morning, Li Shimin, the future Emperor Tang Taizong of China, eliminates two of his brothers, Li Yuanji and the crown prince Li Jiancheng, in a coup d'état at the Xuanwu Gate in Chang'an.
• September 3 — Emperor Gaozu of Tang China abdicates in favor of his son Li Shimin.

[edit] Births

• Emperor Tenji, emperor of Japan
• Eanfled of Deira
• Hussain ibn Ali, grandson of Prophet Muhammad and third Shia Imam

[edit] Deaths

• Adaloald, king of the Lombards (approximate date)
• July 2 — Li Yuanji, Chinese prince
• Li Jiancheng