Year
The world in 642
In 642 the atlas holds 164 states standing across 5 regions. 7 things began that year - Battle of Nahavand, Arab invasion of Armenia and Arab–Khazar wars among them - and 2 ended; 1 person was born and 4 died.
Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 640s page, and to its century on the 7th century.
What began in 642
By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.
States 1
- Dabuyid dynasty · state · 642 – 760
Wars and battles 6
- Battle of Nahavand · battle · 642
- Arab invasion of Armenia · battle · 642 – 744
- Arab–Khazar wars · war · 642 – 799
- Battle of Maserfield · battle · 642
- First battle of Dongola · battle · 642
- Battle of Spahan · battle · 642
What ended in 642
States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.
Wars and battles 2
- Arab conquest of Egypt · battle · 639 – 642
- Siege of Shushtar · battle · 641 – 642
Born and died
By how many Wikipedias write about them.
Born in 642 1
- Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar · military leader · 642 – 691
Died in 642 4
- Khalid ibn al-Walid · military leader · 586 – 642
- Oswald of Northumbria · ruler · 604 – 642
- Tulga · ruler · 622 – 642
- Pulakeshin II · ruler · 610 – 642
Standing in 642
The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.
Europe72 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Francia · 481 – 843
- Saxons · 283 – 799
- Kingdom of Wessex · 519 – 927
- Volga Bulgaria · 601 – 1240
- Kingdom of Mercia · 527 – 918 · Penda of Mercia, King of Mercia since 632
- Pannonian Avars · 600 – 900
and 62 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa22 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Gregoria, Byzantine emperor since 641 and Constans II, Byzantine emperor since 641
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Yazdegerd III, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 632
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Yazdegerd III, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 632
- Rashidun Caliphate · 632 – 661 · Umar ibn Al-Khattāb, Rashidun since 634
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Mauretania · 301 BCE – 698 CE
- Kingdom of Makuria · 500 – 1518
- Anshan Persia · 4000 BCE – 675 CE
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 · 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 · Yukuk Shad, Qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate since 638
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
- Kucha · 111 – 648
and 12 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 · Queen Seondeok of Silla, queen regnant since 632
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, wang since 618 and Bojang of Goguryeo, wang since 642
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Prabhasadharma, king since 640
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Uija of Baekje, king since 641
- Göktürks · 552 – 657
- Asuka period · 538 – 710
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chenla · 550 – 706
and 12 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
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 617 – 667: every state, war and life of 642 and the years either side, region by region.
- On the map in 642: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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