(6th century - 7th century - 8th century - other centuries)

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Events

• The Qur'an is written - the basis of Islam
• Sutton Hoo ship burial, East Anglia (modern England)
• Xuan Zang (aka Hsuan-Tsang) travelled from China to India, before returning to Chang An in China to translate Buddhist scriptures.
• End of sporadic Buddhist rule in the Sindh.

Significant persons

• Muhammad (570-622)
• Pope Gregory the Great (590-604)

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

• The stirrup introduced to Persia from China, late 7th century
• Earliest known record of the game Chatrang, predecessor to Chess

Decades and Years

590s	590	591	592	593	594	595	596	597	598	599
600s	600	601	602	603	604	605	606	607	608	609
610s	610	611	612	613	614	615	616	617	618	619
620s	620	621	622	623	624	625	626	627	628	629
630s	630	631	632	633	634	635	636	637	638	639
640s	640	641	642	643	644	645	646	647	648	649
650s	650	651	652	653	654	655	656	657	658	659
660s	660	661	662	663	664	665	666	667	668	669
670s	670	671	672	673	674	675	676	677	678	679
680s	680	681	682	683	684	685	686	687	688	689
690s	690	691	692	693	694	695	696	697	698	699
700s	700	701	702	703	704	705	706	707	708	709