Decade · 670 – 679
The world in the 670s
From 670 to 679 the atlas holds 163 states standing at some time. 8 things began - Greek fire, Siege of Constantinople and Jinshin War among them - and 9 ended; 15 people were born and 19 died.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
- 670 10
What began in the 670s
By kind, the best known first.
States 1
- Toltec Empire · state · 674 – 1122
Wars and battles 6
- Siege of Constantinople · battle · 674 – 678
- Jinshin War · war · 672
- Muslim conquest of Transoxiana · battle · 673 – 751
- Silla–Tang War · war · 670 – 676
- Siege of Thessalonica · battle · 676 – 678
- Battle of Two Rivers · battle · 671
Works and ideas 1
- Greek fire · discovery · 672
What ended in the 670s
States 6
- Huns · state · 106 – 673
- Hephthalites · state · 408 – 670
- Xianbei · state · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Anshan Persia · state · 4000 BCE – 675 CE
- Tuyuhun · state · 285 – 672
- Roman Libya · state · 146 BCE – 672 CE
Wars and battles 3
- Siege of Constantinople · battle · 674 – 678
- Silla–Tang War · war · 670 – 676
- Siege of Thessalonica · battle · 676 – 678
Born and died
Born 15
- Bede · theologian · 672 – 735
- John of Damascus · astronomer · 675 – 749
- Leo III the Isaurian · military personnel · 675 – 741
- Tariq ibn Ziyad · military leader · 670 – 720
- Saint Boniface · diplomat · 675 – 754
- Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik · military leader · 675 – 717
- Childebert III · monarch · 678 – 711
- Chilperic II · monarch · 673 – 721
- Clovis IV · monarch · 677 – 695
- Clovis III · monarch · 670 – 676
- Yazid ibn al-Muhallab · military leader · 673 – 720
- Wihtred of Kent · monarch · 670 – 725
- Zhang Jiuling · poet · 678 – 740
- Tridu Songtsen · politician · 670 – 704
- Sigebert IV · ruler · 671 – 679
Died 19
- Brahmagupta · astronomer · 598 – 670
- Aisha · poet · 604 – 677
- Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas · military leader · 595 – 674
- Chlothar III · monarch · 650 – 673
- Childeric II · monarch · 655 – 675
- Dagobert II · monarch · 652 – 679
- Emperor Tenji · politician · 626 – 672
- Clovis III · monarch · 670 – 676
- Prince Ōtomo · ruler · 648 – 672
- Oswiu · monarch · 612 – 670
- Kim Yu-sin · politician · 595 – 673
- Usama ibn Zayd · military personnel · 615 – 678
- Wang Bo · poet · 650 – 676
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr · scientist · 596 – 675
- Yan Liben · architect · 600 – 673
- Al-Mughira · person · 600 – 671
and 3 more in the atlas.
States of the 670s
The states that stood at some time in the 670s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 670.
Europe70 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Francia · 481 – 843 · Childeric II, king of Franks since 662
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927
- Volga Bulgaria · 601 – 1240
and 62 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa20 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Constantine IV, Byzantine emperor since 654 and Heraclius, Byzantine emperor since 659
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Umayyad Caliphate · 661 – 750 · Mu'awiya I, Umayyad Caliph since 661
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Mauretania · 301 BCE – 698 CE
- Kingdom of Makuria · 500 – 1518
and 12 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 · Paramesvaravarman I, Pallava emperor since 670
- Chalukya dynasty · 543 – 753 · Vikramaditya I, Chalukya king since 655
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
and 14 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia24 states
- Tang dynasty · 618 – 907 · Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Emperor of China since 649
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE · Munmu of Silla, King of Unified Silla since 661
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Vikrantavarman I, king since 653
- Asuka period · 538 – 710
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chenla · 550 – 706
and 16 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania8 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
- Toltec Empire · 674 – 1122
Location unknown19 states
- Avar Khaganate · 562 – 828
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Licchavis of Nepal · 400 – 750
- Old Saxony · 600 – 804
- Zunbil dynasty · 650 – 870
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Dál nAraidi · 550 – 1150
and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 650 – 699: every state, war and life of the 670s, region by region.
- On the map in 675: 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.