PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 640 – 649

The world in the 640s

From 640 to 649 the atlas holds 165 states standing at some time. 19 things began - Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, Battle of Nahavand and Arab invasion of Armenia among them - and 6 ended; 15 people were born and 17 died.

Its years

The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.

640: 2 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other640641: 3 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other641642: 7 began — 6 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other642643: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other643644: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other644645: 3 began — 2 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other645646: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other646647: 2 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other647648: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other648649: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other649

What began in the 640s

By kind, the best known first.

States 2

Wars and battles 16

and 8 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

What ended in the 640s

States 3

Wars and battles 3

Born and died

Born 15

Died 17

and 1 more in the atlas.

States of the 640s

The states that stood at some time in the 640s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 640.

Europe: 72 statesEurope72Middle East and North Africa: 23 statesMiddle East and North Africa23South Asia: 22 statesSouth Asia22East and Southeast Asia: 22 statesEast and Southeast Asia22Americas and Oceania: 7 statesAmericas and Oceania7Location unknown: 19 statesLocation unknown19

Europe72 states

and 64 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa23 states

and 15 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

South Asia22 states

and 14 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia22 states

and 14 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania7 states

Location unknown19 states

and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 620 – 669: every state, war and life of the 640s, region by region.
  • On the map in 645: 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.