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630 CE

630 CE in world history: 6 events and 2 births. 252 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 11 January

    Muhammad enters Mecca and clears the Kaaba of idols

    By the usual reckoning, Muhammad and some 10,000 followers took Mecca with little bloodshed. The idols around the Kaaba were destroyed and it was rededicated as the centre of Islamic worship.

  2. 21 March

    Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem

    By tradition on this day, Emperor Heraclius returned the relic of the cross, captured by the Persians in 614, to Jerusalem. Within a decade the city fell to the Arab armies.

    Byzantine EmpireTrue CrossHeraclius

  3. 27 April

    Shahrbaraz usurps the Sasanian throne from Ardashir III

    Shahrbaraz, a leading Sasanian general under Khosrow II who had captured Jerusalem from the Byzantines in 614, usurped the throne from Ardashir III. He was killed by Iranian nobles six weeks later, in the turmoil that preceded the Arab conquest.

    ShahrbarazSasanian Empire

  4. Campaign

    Tang campaign against the Eastern Turks

    The Tang campaign against the Eastern Turks was a military expedition launched by Emperor Taizong that defeated the Eastern Turkic Khaganate in 630 CE.

ProfileState175 states with a known seat in 630 CEOpen the atlas at 630 CE →

In the profiles

  • Gokturk EmpireTang China conquers the Eastern Khaganate and captures Illig Qaghan
  • Tang DynastyThe Tang destroy the Eastern Turkic Khaganate; Taizong is hailed as Heavenly Khagan

Born in 630 CE 2

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