630s BC

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Events and trends

• 636 BC — Duke Wen of Jin ascends to power in the State of Jin during the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 632 BC — Cylon, Athenian noble, seizes the Acropolis in a failed attempt to become king.
• 632 BC — In the Battle of Chengpu, the Chinese kingdom of Jin and her allies defeat the kingdom of Chu and her allies.
• 631 BC — Founding of Cyrene, a Greek colony in Libya (North Africa) (approximate date).
• 631 BC — Sadyates becomes king of Lydia.

Significant people

• 638 BC — Birth of Solon, lawmaker of Athens (approximate date)
• 637 BC — Death of Duke Xiang of Song, China
• 635 BC — Birth of Thales, Greek philosopher (d. 543 BC) (approximate date)
• 633 BC — Death of Ashurbanipal

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