630s
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 6th century – 7th century – 8th century |
| Decades: | 600s 610s 620s – 630s – 640s 650s 660s |
| Years: | 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
The 630s decade ran from January 1, 630, to December 31, 639.
[edit] Events and trends
- 630—Serbs and Croats settle the Balkans in the provinces of Moesia, Pannonia and Dalmatia
- 632—Death of Muhammad and transfer of authority in Islam to first caliph.
- 632—The Muslims under the new caliph Abu Bakr begin the wars of Apostasy or Ridda Wars against the self-proclaimed prophet Musaylimah.
- 633—Around this time Isidore of Seville completes his Etymologies
- 633—The Ridda Wars ends and all Arabia is once again united.
- 633—The Muslim Arabs start to plunder the border cities of the Sassanian Empire.
- 633—The Muslim Arabs defeat the Sassanians in the Battle of Chains.
- 633—The Sassanians are defeated once more by the Muslim Arabs in the Battle of River.
- 633—The Sassanian Empire is again defeated by the Muslim Arabs in the Battle of Walaja.
- 633—The Muslim Arabs conquer the great fortress city of Hira, capital of Mesopotamia from the Sassanian Empire.
- 636—Battle of Yarmouk against the Byzantine Empire led to the conquest of the Levant by generals Amr ibn al-A'as, Khalid ibn al-Walid, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Yazid ibn Abu Sufyan and Shurahbil ibn Hassana under Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab.
- 636—Around this time the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah resulted in a decisive victory for Muslims in the Islamic conquest of Persia by General Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas under Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab.
- 637—Occupation of Mesopotamia by followers of Prophet Muhammad
- 639—Plague of Emmaus
