626
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This article is about the year 626. For the number, see 626 (number). For the car, see Mazda 626. For other uses, see 626 (disambiguation).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 6th century – 7th century – 8th century |
| Decades: | 590s 600s 610s – 620s – 630s 640s 650s |
| Years: | 623 624 625 – 626 – 627 628 629 |
| 626 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 626 DCXXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1379 |
| Armenian calendar | 75 ԹՎ ՀԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5376 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1218–-1217 |
| Bengali calendar | 33 |
| Berber calendar | 1576 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 1170 |
| Burmese calendar | -12 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6134–6135 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙酉年十一月廿八日 (3262/3322-11-28) — to —
丙戌年十二月初八日(3263/3323-12-8) |
| Coptic calendar | 342–343 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 618–619 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4386–4387 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 682–683 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 548–549 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3727–3728 |
| Holocene calendar | 10626 |
| Iranian calendar | 4–5 |
| Islamic calendar | 4–5 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2959 |
| Minguo calendar | 1286 before ROC 民前1286年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1169 |
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Year 626 (DCXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 626 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Byzantine Empire
- August 7 – The Byzantines defeat the Avars and Slavs, who were besieging Constantinople for the first time.
[edit] Europe
- Arioald succeeds his brother-in-law Adaloald as king of the Lombards (approximate date).
- Edinburgh is founded by King Edwin of Northumbria.
- Penda becomes king of Mercia (traditional date).
[edit] Asia
- July 2 – In the early morning, Li Shimin, the future Emperor Tang Taizong of China, eliminates two of his brothers, Li Yuanji and the crown prince Li Jiancheng, in a coup d'état at the Xuanwu Gate in Chang'an.
- September 3 – Emperor Gaozu of Tang China abdicates in favor of his son Li Shimin.
[edit] Births
- Emperor Tenji, emperor of Japan
- Eanfled of Deira
- Hussain ibn Ali, grandson of Prophet Muhammad and third Shia Imam
[edit] Deaths
- Adaloald, king of the Lombards (approximate date)
- July 2 – Li Yuanji, Chinese prince
- Li Jiancheng
