658
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| Centuries: | 6th century · 7th century · 8th century |
| Decades: | 620s 630s 640s 650s 660s 670s 680s |
| Years: | 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 |
| 658 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 658 DCLVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1411 |
| Armenian calendar | 107 ԹՎ ՃԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1186 – -1185 |
| Bengali calendar | 65 |
| Berber calendar | 1608 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1202 |
| Burmese calendar | 20 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6166 – 6167 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁巳年十一月廿二日 (3294/3354-11-22) — to —
戊午年十二月初二日(3295/3355-12-2) |
| Coptic calendar | 374 – 375 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 650 – 651 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4418 – 4419 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 713 – 714 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 580 – 581 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3759 – 3760 |
| Holocene calendar | 10658 |
| Iranian calendar | 36 – 37 |
| Islamic calendar | 37 – 38 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2991 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1201 |
658 was a year of the 7th century.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Europe
- The Union of Slavic Tribes falls apart after King Samo's death.
- Cadwaladr launches the last Welsh offensive against the Saxons in Britain.
[edit] Asia
- As recorded in the Nihon Shoki of 720, the Tang Dynasty Chinese Buddhist monks and engineers Zhi Yu and Zhi You recreate several South Pointing Chariots for the Japanese Emperor Tenji. This is a 3rd century device originally made by Ma Jun that acts as a mechanical-driven directional-compass vehicle.
- Tang China defeats Western Turkic Kaganate. West kaganate becomes vassal of China. During power vacuum, Turgesh tribe emerges as the leading power of Onok
[edit] Births
- Ali ibn Husayn, great-grandson of Muhammad and fourth Shia Imam
[edit] Deaths
- King Samo of the Slavs
- Jajang Yulsa, a monk in Silla Korea
- Chu Suiliang, Chinese Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (born 597)
- Du Zhenglun
- Yuchi Jingde
- Prince Arima of Japan
