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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628#Byzantine assault on Persia|Byzantine–Sasanian War]]: Emperor [[Heraclius]] advances with an expeditionary force (40,000 men) along the [[Aras River|Araxes River]], destroying the fortress city of [[Dvin (ancient city)|Dvin]], capital of [[Armenia]], and [[Nakhchivan (city)|Nakhchivan]] (modern [[Azerbaijan]]). At [[Ganzak]], Heraclius defeats the [[Sasanian Empire|Persian]] army and destroys the famous [[fire temple]] at [[Takht-e Soleymān]], an important [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] shrine.{{sfn|Kaegi|2003|p=127}} He winters his army in [[Caucasian Albania]] to gather forces for the next year.{{sfn|Kaegi|2003|p=128}}
* Winter &ndash; King [[Khosrow II]] withdraws most of his troops from [[Chalcedon]] ([[Anatolia]]); he assembles three armies to trap and destroy Heraclius' forces.{{sfn|Kaegi|2003|p=129}} The Persians go into winter quarters nearby, but Heraclius attacks them at [[Tigranakert (Silvan)|Tigranakert]] ([[Western Armenian|Western Armenia]]), routing the forces of the generals [[Shahin Vahmanzadegan]] and [[Shahraplakan]]. The [[Byzantine Greeks|Byzantines]] destroy their [[Wagon train|baggage train]].

==== Europe ====

* The [[Visigoths]] under King [[Suintila]] recapture the Byzantine territories of [[Spania]] ([[Andalusia]]), after 70 years of occupation. Only the [[Balearic Islands]] stay a part of the [[Byzantine Empire]].

==== Britain ====
* [[Eorpwald of East Anglia|Eorpwald]] succeeds his father [[Rædwald of East Anglia|Rædwald]], as king (''[[bretwalda]]'') of the independent [[Kingdom of East Anglia]] (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* The ''[[Yiwen Leiju]]'' encyclopedia is completed during the [[Tang dynasty]], by the Chinese calligrapher [[Ouyang Xun]].