Decade · 610 – 619
The world in the 610s
From 610 to 619 the atlas holds 164 states standing at some time. 10 things began - Tang dynasty, Frisia and Tibetan Empire among them - and 4 ended; 14 people were born and 15 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 610s
By kind, the best known first.
States 3
- Tang dynasty · state · 618 – 907
- Frisia · state · 612 – 787
- Tibetan Empire · state · 618 – 842
Wars and battles 7
- Battle of Salsu · battle · 612
- Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem · battle · 614
- Battle of Chester · battle · 615
- Sasanian conquest of Egypt · battle · 618 – 621
- Battle of Antioch · battle · 613
- Yawm al-Buath · battle · 617
- Siege of Thessalonica · battle · 617 – 618
What ended in the 610s
States 1
- Sui dynasty · state · 581 – 618
Wars and battles 2
- Goguryeo–Sui War · war · 598 – 614
- Siege of Thessalonica · battle · 617 – 618
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Heraclian revolt · unrest · 608 – 610
Born and died
Born 14
- Ibn Abbas · writer · 619 – 688
- Heraclius Constantine · ruler · 612 – 641
- Dagobert I · monarch · 611 – 639
- Heraclonas · ruler · 618 – 641
- Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab · military leader · 610 – 693
- Songtsen Gampo · politician · 617 – 650
- Charibert II · monarch · 618 – 632
- Egica · ruler · 610 – 702
- Oswiu · monarch · 612 – 670
- Usama ibn Zayd · military personnel · 615 – 678
- Pulakeshin II · ruler · 610 – 642
- Juansher · monarch · 616 – 683
- Shandao · poet · 613 – 681
- Habib ibn Maslama al-Fihri · military leader · 610 – 662
Died 15
- Phocas · politician · 547 – 610
- Æthelberht of Kent · monarch · 552 – 612
- Theudebert II · monarch · 585 – 612
- Theuderic II · monarch · 587 – 613
- Sigebert II · monarch · 602 – 613
- Emperor Yang of Sui · poet · 569 – 618
- Agilulf · politician · 555 – 616
- Witteric · ruler · 565 – 610
- Yang You · ruler · 605 – 619
- Cadfan ab Iago · ruler · 580 – 617
- Heshana Qaghan · monarch · 603 – 610
- Yuwen Huaji · politician · 569 – 619
- Iago ap Beli · ruler · 560 – 613
- Yang Tong · ruler · 605 – 619
- Yang Hao · politician · 586 – 618
States of the 610s
The states that stood at some time in the 610s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 610.
Europe72 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Francia · 481 – 843
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927
- Volga Bulgaria · 601 – 1240
and 64 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa21 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Phocas, Byzantine emperor since 602 and Heraclius, Byzantine emperor since 610
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Khosrow II, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 590
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Khosrow II, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 590
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · Gersem of Axum, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 600
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Ghassanids · 220 – 638
- Mauretania · 301 BCE – 698 CE
and 13 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia22 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Hephthalites · 408 – 670
- Tibetan Empire · 618 – 842
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Mahendravarman I, Pallava emperor since 590
- Chalukya dynasty · 543 – 753 · Mangalesa, Chalukya king since 596 and Pulakeshin II, Chalukya king since 610
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Western Turkic Khaganate · 581 – 659 · Heshana Qaghan, Qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate since 604
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
and 14 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia23 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907
- Sui dynasty · 581 – 618 · Emperor Yang of Sui, Emperor of China since 604
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Yeongyang of Goguryeo, wang since 590
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Sambhuvarman, king since 572
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Mu of Baekje, king since 600
- Göktürks · 552 – 657
- Asuka period · 538 – 710
and 15 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania7 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Wari Empire · 600 – 1100
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
Location unknown19 states
- Avar Khaganate · 562 – 828 · Bayan II, khagan since 602
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Licchavis of Nepal · 400 – 750
- Old Saxony · 600 – 804
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Varman dynasty · 350 – 655 · Bhaskaravarman, Maharajadhiraja since 600
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 590 – 639: every state, war and life of the 610s, region by region.
- On the map in 615: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.