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Events

By Place

Persian and Byzantine Empires

• September - Jerusalem is reconquered by the Byzantine Empire from the Persian Empire.
• The Battle of Mu'tah, the first Muslim expedition outside Arabia, fails to take the lands east of the Jordan River.

Europe

• Dagobert I becomes king of all of the Frankish territory.
• Battle of Fid Eoin: The king of Dál Riata, Connad Cerr, is defeated by the Dál nAraidi, led by Máel Caích.

Asia

• Emperor Jomei ascends to the throne of Japan.
• The Chinese Tang Dynasty launches Emperor Taizong's campaign against Eastern Tujue, a Göktürk khanate. The campaign is led in late winter by military commander Li Jing.

The Americas

• The Maya military outpost of Dos Pilas is founded.

Births

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Deaths

• Clotaire II, king of the Franks
• Connad Cerr, king of Dál Riata
• Pei Ji, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (born 570)

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