Century
7th century CE
The years 601 – 700 CE. The atlas records 1,033 events begun in them: the most significant follow, region by region, with the realms of the age and its wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 601 – 700 CE
- 1,033 events
- 20 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 10 October 680 CEBattle of KarbalaBattle · Middle East
- 633 – 654 CEMuslim conquest of PersiaWar · Central Asia
- 622 – 750 CEMuslim conquestsEvent · Middle East
- 15 August 636 CEBattle of YarmoukBattle · Middle East
- 632 – 633 CERidda WarsWar · Middle East
- 629 – 1050s CEArab–Byzantine warsWar · Middle East
- 680 – 1355 CEByzantine–Bulgarian WarsWar · Europe
- 12 March 624 CEBattle of BadrBattle · Middle East
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
- Arab conquest of Egypt639 – 642 CE · Event639 – 642 CE
- Muslim conquest of the Maghreb647 – 709 CE · War647 – 709 CE
- Battle of Carthage698 CE · Battle698 CE
- Battle of Heliopolis6 July 640 CE · Battle6 July 640 CE
- Siege of AlexandriaMarch 641 CE · SiegeMarch 641 CE
- Battle of NikiouMay 646 CE · BattleMay 646 CE
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
- Battle of Khaybar628 CE · Battle628 CE
- Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628602 – 628 CE · War602 – 628 CE
- Battle of Uhud23 March 625 CE · Battle23 March 625 CE
- assassination of Ali26 January 661 CE · Political26 January 661 CE
- Siege of Constantinople674 – 678 CE · Siege674 – 678 CE
- Muslim conquest of the Levant633 – 640 CE · War633 – 640 CE
Europe
Central Asia
- Muslim conquest of Transoxiana673 – 751 CE · War673 – 751 CE
- Battle of Oxus River651 CE · Battle651 CE
- Tang campaigns against the Western Turks640 – 712 CE · War640 – 712 CE
- Muslim conquest of Khorasan651 – 654 CE · Event651 – 654 CE
- Fall of Göktürks657 CE · Collapse657 CE
- Fall of First Turkic Khaganate603 CE · Collapse603 CE
South Asia
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- Founding of Dos Pilas629 CE · Founding629 CE
- Founding of Autlán de Navarro7th century CE · Founding7th century CE
- Founding of Toltec Empire674 CE · Founding674 CE
- Founding of Tacotlán618 CE · Founding618 CE
- Construction of Cueva Lucero7th century CE · Construction7th century CE
- Second Tikal–Calakmul War648 – 695 CE · War648 – 695 CE
Oceania
Realms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.Sub-Saharan Africa
Kingdom of Aksum4th century BCE – 960 CE
Ghana Empire100 – 12th century CE
Kingdom of Makuria5th century – 1518 CE
Alodia6th century – 1504 CE
Middle East
Sasanian Empire224 – 651 CE
Umayyad Caliphate661 – 750 CE
Europe
Roman Empire27 BCE – 1453 CE
Byzantine Empire285 – 1453 CE
South Asia
Chola dynasty300 BCE – 1279 CE
Pallava dynasty275 – 897 CE
Chalukya dynasty543 – 1200 CE
East Asia
Silla57 BCE – 892 CE
Tang dynasty618 – 907 CE
Southeast Asia
Champa192 – 1832 CE
Early Lý dynasty544 – 602 CE
Zhenla550 – 706 CE
Srivijaya650 – 1377 CE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
Wonders
Being built, or standingBuilt in these years
Standing
- The Pyramids of Gizac. 2600 – 2510 BCE · Giza, Egyptc. 2600 – 2510 BCE
- The Abu Simbel Templesc. 1264 – 1244 BCE · Abu Simbel, Egyptc. 1264 – 1244 BCE
- The Lighthouse of Alexandriac. 292 – 280 BCE · Alexandria, Egyptc. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Obelisk of Axumc. 300 CE · Axum, Ethiopiac. 300 CE
- The Ziggurat of Urc. 2100 – 2050 BCE · Nasiriyah, Iraqc. 2100 – 2050 BCE
- The Ishtar Gatec. 575 – 569 BCE · Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germanyc. 575 – 569 BCE
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassusc. 353 – 351 BCE · Bodrum, Turkeyc. 353 – 351 BCE
- Al-Khazneh, Petrac. 1 CE · Petra, Jordanc. 1 CE
- Stonehengec. 2600 – 2400 BCE · Wiltshire, Englandc. 2600 – 2400 BCE
- The Parthenon447 – 432 BCE · Athens, Greece447 – 432 BCE
- The Colossus of Rhodesc. 292 – 280 BCE · Rhodes, Greecec. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Colosseum72 – 80 CE · Rome, Italy72 – 80 CE
- Hagia Sophia532 – 537 CE · Istanbul, Turkey532 – 537 CE
- The Great Stupa at Sanchic. 250 – 50 BCE · Sanchi, Indiac. 250 – 50 BCE
- The Great Wall of Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE · Mutianyu, Beijing, Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE
- The Pyramid of the Sunc. 200 CE · Teotihuacan, Mexicoc. 200 CE
Trade routes
Carrying trade in these years- Grand CanalOpened609 CE – today · by river609 CE – today
- Tea Horse RoadOpenedc. 618 CE – 1949 · by landc. 618 CE – 1949
- Radhanite route via the Red SeaOpenedc. 700 CE – 950 CE · by land and seac. 700 CE – 950 CE
- Via Marisc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE · by landc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE
- King's Highwayc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE · by landc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE
- Grand Trunk Roadc. 500 BCE – today · by landc. 500 BCE – today
- Trans-Saharan tradec. 500 BCE – 1900 CE · by land and riverc. 500 BCE – 1900 CE
- Maritime Silk Roadc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE · by sea and riverc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE
- Darb el-Arbaʽin (Forty Days Road)c. 200 BCE – today · by landc. 200 BCE – today
- Via Egnatiac. 146 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 146 BCE – 1453 CE
- Silk Roadc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE
Faiths on the move
Where each faith arrived in these years- HinduismReached Cambodia (Angkor) (c. 650 CE), Central Java (Prambanan) (c. 650 CE) and Trincomalee (c. 650 CE)
- JudaismReached Jerusalem (638 CE)
- ZoroastrianismReached Chang'an (c. 621 CE)
- BuddhismReached Lhasa (641 CE), Bhutan (Kyichu Lhakhang) (c. 659 CE) and Srivijaya (Palembang) (671 CE)
- ConfucianismReached Silla (Gyeongju) (682 CE)
- ChristianityReached London (604 CE), Tang China (Chang'an) (635 CE) and Utrecht (695 CE)
- TaoismReached Korea (Pyongyang) (624 CE) and Mount Wudang (c. 630 CE)
- ManichaeismReached Chang'an (694 CE)
- ShintoReached Ise (c. 672 CE)
- IslamBegan at Mecca (c. 610 CE). Reached Aksum (c. 615 CE), Medina (622 CE), Yemen (Sanaa) (c. 628 CE) and 10 more
