PastlasHistorical atlas

Decade · 660 – 669

The world in the 660s

From 660 to 669 the atlas holds 167 states standing at some time. 13 things began - Umayyad Caliphate, Unified Silla and Sunda Kingdom among them - and 7 ended; 12 people were born and 18 died.

Its years

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

660: 2 began — 2 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other660661: 3 began — 0 wars and battles, 1 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other661662: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other662663: 1 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other663664: 2 began — 1 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other664665: 2 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other665666: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other666667: 0 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 0 other667668: 1 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 1 other668669: 2 began — 0 wars and battles, 0 risings, regime changes and massacres, 2 other669

What began in the 660s

By kind, the best known first.

States 7

Wars and battles 4

Unrest and atrocity 1

Famine and plague 1

What ended in the 660s

States 4

Wars and battles 3

Born and died

Born 12

Died 18

and 2 more in the atlas.

States of the 660s

The states that stood at some time in the 660s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 660.

Europe: 71 statesEurope71Middle East and North Africa: 21 statesMiddle East and North Africa21South Asia: 22 statesSouth Asia22East and Southeast Asia: 27 statesEast and Southeast Asia27Americas and Oceania: 7 statesAmericas and Oceania7Location unknown: 19 statesLocation unknown19

Europe71 states

and 63 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 Asia27 states

and 19 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, 640 – 689: every state, war and life of the 660s, region by region.
  • On the map in 665: 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.