PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 650 – 659

The world in the 650s

From 650 to 659 the atlas holds 170 states standing at some time. 20 things began - Srivijaya, Kingdom of Northumbria and Battle of the Camel among them - and 9 ended; 14 people were born and 21 died, 2 of all these dated only to the decade.

Its years

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

650: 4 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 4 other650651: 3 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other651652: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other652653: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other653654: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other654655: 2 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other655656: 4 began — 3 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other656657: 2 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other657658: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other658659: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other659

What began in the 650s

By kind, the best known first.

States 9

and 1 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 11

and 3 more in the atlas.

What ended in the 650s

States 7

Wars and battles 2

Born and died

Born 14

Died 21

and 5 more in the atlas.

States of the 650s

The states that stood at some time in the 650s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 650.

Europe: 76 statesEurope76Middle East and North Africa: 21 statesMiddle East and North Africa21South Asia: 22 statesSouth Asia22East and Southeast Asia: 24 statesEast and Southeast Asia24Americas and Oceania: 7 statesAmericas and Oceania7Location unknown: 20 statesLocation unknown20

Europe76 states

and 68 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa21 states

and 13 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

South Asia22 states

and 14 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia24 states

and 16 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania7 states

Location unknown20 states

and 12 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 630 – 679: every state, war and life of the 650s, region by region.
  • On the map in 655: 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.