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==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628#End of the war|Byzantine–Sassanid War]]: Emperor [[Heraclius]] issues an [[ultimatum]] for peace to king [[Khosrau II]], but he refuses his generous terms. The war-weary Persians revolt against Khosrau's regime at [[Ctesiphon]] and install his son [[Kavadh II]] to the [[throne]]. He puts his father to death and begins negotiations with Heraclius. Kavadh is forced to return all the territories conquered during the war. The Persians must give up all of the [[Trophy|trophies]] they have captured, including the [[relic]] of the [[True Cross]]. Evidently there is also a large financial [[War reparations|indemnity]]. Having accepted a [[peace agreement]] on his own terms, Heraclius returns in triumph to [[Constantinople]].<ref>Kaegi, Walter Emil (2003), "Heraclius: Emperor of Byzantium", Cambridge University Press, p. 178, 189–190. ISBN 0-521-81459-6</ref>
* [[Third Perso-Turkic War]]: The [[Western Turkic Khaganate|Western Göktürks]] under their leader [[Tong Yabghu Qaghan]] plunder [[Tbilisi]] (modern [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]). The Persian defenders are executed or mutilated, Tong Yabghu appoints governors ([[tudun]]s) to manage various tribes under his overlordship.<ref>Christian 283; Artamanov, p. 170–180</ref>