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7th century

Published on Tuesday, September 19th 2006

Millennium: 1st millennium

Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century

Decades: 600s 610s 620s 630s 640s
650s 660s 670s 680s 690s

Categories: Births – Deaths
Establishments – Disestablishments

Eastern Hemisphere at the beginning of the 7th century.

Eastern Hemisphere at the beginning of the 7th century.

Eastern Hemisphere at the end of the 7th century.

Eastern Hemisphere at the end of the 7th century.

The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era.

Overview

During this century, the Eastern Roman Empire continued suffering setbacks, which increased after the 630s, when the prophet Muhammad established the geographically Islamic state, and set the stage for the rapid expansion of the Arab Empire. Although life in the countryside deteriorated, Constantinople grew to become the largest and wealthiest city in the world. It is estimated that the plague killed as many as 100 million people across the world. It caused the Europe’s population to drop by around 50% between 550 and 700. It also may have contributed to the success of the Arabs.

In the Iberian Peninsula, the seventh century was the Siglo de Concilios, that is, century of councils, referring to the Councils of Toledo.

Events

The first surah in a handwritten copy of the Qur'an.

The first surah in a handwritten copy of the Qur'an.

An Anglo-Saxon helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625.

An Anglo-Saxon helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625.

The Tang Dynasty Giant Wild Goose Pagoda of Chang'an, built in 652 AD, in modern-day Xi'an, China.

The Tang Dynasty Giant Wild Goose Pagoda of Chang'an, built in 652 AD, in modern-day Xi'an, China.

Significant persons

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

Decades and years

Decades and years

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590s 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599

600s 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609

610s 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619

620s 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629

630s 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639

640s 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649

650s 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659

660s 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669

670s 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679

680s 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689

690s 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699

700s 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709

Centuries and millennia

Millennium Century

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