Decade · 630 – 639
The world in the 630s
From 630 to 639 the atlas holds 168 states standing at some time. 66 things began - Lhasa, Rashidun Caliphate and Battle of the Yarmuk among them - and 9 ended; 15 people were born and 23 died.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
What began in the 630s
By kind, the best known first.
States 8
- Lhasa · state · 633
- Rashidun Caliphate · state · 632 – 661
- Old Great Bulgaria · state · 632 – 668
- Samo's Empire · state · 631 – 658
- Bilad al-Sham · state · 636 – 940
- Duchy of Thuringia · state · 631 – 1440
- Moymirid dynasty · state · 630 – 907
- Balasagan · state · 638 – 646
Wars and battles 56
- Battle of the Yarmuk · battle · 636
- Muslim conquest of Persia · battle · 633 – 654
- Battle of al-Qadisiyyah · battle · 636
- Battle of Hunayn · battle · 630
- Arab conquest of Egypt · battle · 639 – 642
- Muslim conquest of Syria · battle · 633 – 640
- Ridda Wars · war · 632 – 633
- First Muslim conquest of Jerusalem · battle · 636 – 637
and 48 more in the atlas.
Famine and plague 1
- Plague of Amwas · plague · 638 – 639
Treaties 1
- Umar's Assurance · treaty · 637
What ended in the 630s
States 3
- Ghassanids · state · 220 – 638
- First Islamic state · state · 622 – 632
- Caucasian Albania (Sasanian province) · state · 252 – 636
Wars and battles 5
- Conquest of Mecca · battle · 629 – 630
- Ridda Wars · war · 632 – 633
- First Muslim conquest of Jerusalem · battle · 636 – 637
- Siege of Emesa · battle · 635 – 636
- Sasanian civil war of 628–632 · war · 628 – 632
Famine and plague 1
- Plague of Amwas · plague · 638 – 639
Born and died
Born 15
- Pope Benedict II · writer · 635 – 685
- Constans II · ruler · 630 – 668
- Clovis II · monarch · 635 – 657
- Sigebert III · monarch · 630 – 656
- Emperor Tenmu · ruler · 631 – 686
- Wamba · ruler · 633 – 688
- Yijing · writer · 635 – 713
- Cuthbert · bishop · 635 – 687
- Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya · religious leader · 637 – 700
- Wilfrid · religious leader · 634 – 709
- Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra · commander · 632 – 702
- Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon · ruler · 633 – 682
- Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr · military leader · 631 – 658
- David · ruler · 630 – 641
- Kuiji · religious leader · 632 – 682
Died 23
- Muhammad · prophet · 571 – 632
- Abu Bakr · politician · 573 – 634
- Fatima · poet · 604 – 633
- Isidore of Seville · philosopher · 560 – 636
- Pope Honorius I · writer · 585 – 638
- Dagobert I · monarch · 611 – 639
- Emperor Gaozu of Tang · politician · 566 – 635
- Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah · military leader · 583 – 639
- Theophylact Simocatta · poet · 580 – 630
- Ardashir III · ruler · 621 – 630
- Charibert II · monarch · 618 – 632
- Sophronius of Jerusalem · religious leader · 560 – 638
- Chilperic of Aquitaine · ruler · 626 – 632
- Chintila · ruler · 606 – 639
- Sisenand · ruler · 605 – 636
- Edwin of Northumbria · ruler · 586 – 633
and 7 more in the atlas.
States of the 630s
The states that stood at some time in the 630s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 630.
Europe73 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Francia · 481 – 843 · Charibert II, king of Franks since 629
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927
- Volga Bulgaria · 601 – 1240
and 65 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa24 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Heraclius, Byzantine emperor since 610
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Ardashir III, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 628 and Azarmidokht, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 630
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Ardashir III, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 628 and Azarmidokht, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 630
- Rashidun Caliphate · 632 – 661
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · Najashi, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 614
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Ghassanids · 220 – 638
and 16 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia23 states
- Lhasa · 633
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Hephthalites · 408 – 670
- Tibetan Empire · 618 – 842
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897 · Mahendravarman I, Pallava emperor since 590 and Narasimhavarman I, Pallava emperor since 630
- Chalukya dynasty · 543 – 753 · Pulakeshin II, Chalukya king since 610
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Western Turkic Khaganate · 581 – 659 · Külüg Sibir, Qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate since 628
and 15 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia22 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907 · Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor of China since 626
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, wang since 618
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Kanharpadharma, king since 629
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Mu of Baekje, king since 600
- Göktürks · 552 – 657
- Asuka period · 538 – 710
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
and 14 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
- 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, 610 – 659: every state, war and life of the 630s, region by region.
- On the map in 635: 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.