Year 630 ( DCXXX ) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar . The denomination 630 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events [ edit ]

By place [ edit ]

Byzantine Empire [ edit ]

• March 21 – Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross , one of the holiest Christian relics , to Jerusalem . He tries to promote Monothelitism , which is rejected by the Christians. ^[1]
• Heraclius issues a decree that all Jews must become Christian; a massacre follows around Jerusalem and in Galilee ( Israel ), some survivors fleeing to the Daraa area. ^[2]
• Chorpan Tarkhan , general of the Khazars , invades and devastates Roman Armenia . He defeats a Persian cavalry force (10,000 men) sent by Shahrbaraz to repel the invasion.

Central America [ edit ]

• October 1 – Tajoom Uk?ab K?ahk? , the ruler of the Mayan city state of Calakmul in southern Mexico dies after a reign of eight years and is succeeded by Cauac , who reigns until 636.

Scandinavia [ edit ]

• Yngling King Olof Tratalja founds a colony in Varmland . He is expelled from his native Vastergotland (in modern-day Sweden ) (according to the Ynglingatal ).

Britain [ edit ]

• King Ricberht of East Anglia dies and is succeeded by Sigeberht , who returns from exile in France. He rules together with his kinsman Ecgric , re-establishing Christianity .
• King Penda of Mercia besieges Exeter in southwest England. King Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd lands with a force nearby, and negotiates an alliance with Penda.
• Eanswith , daughter of King Eadbald of Kent , founds the Benedictine Folkestone Priory , the first nunnery in England. ^[3]

Persia [ edit ]

• April 27 – King Ardashir III , age 9, is murdered after an 18 month reign. He is succeeded by Shahrbaraz who becomes ruler ( shah ) of the Sasanian Empire . ^[4]
• June 9 – Shahrbaraz is killed and succeeded by Borandukht , daughter of former king Khosrow II . She ascends the throne as 26th monarch of Persia .

Arabia [ edit ]

• January – Battle of Hunayn : Muhammad defeats the Bedouin tribe of Hawazin (12,000 men) in a valley, on one of the roads leading to Ta'if (Western Arabia ).
• February 5 – Siege of Ta'if : Muhammad begins to besiege Ta'if and brings battering rams and catapults to suppress the fortress city, but is unable to penetrate it. ^[5]
• December 11 – Conquest of Mecca : A Muslim army (10,000 men) marches on Mecca , which surrenders. Muhammad takes the city from the Quraysh and makes it the spiritual center of Islam.

Asia [ edit ]

• Illig Qaghan , ruler ( khagan ) of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate , is captured by Li Jing during the Tang campaign against the Eastern Turks .

By topic [ edit ]

Religion [ edit ]

• Xuanzang , Chinese Buddhist monk ( bhikkhu ), travels across the Gobi Desert to Kumul . Following the Tian Shan mountain range of Central Asia westwards, he arrives in Turpan .

Births [ edit ]

• November 7 – Constans II , Byzantine emperor (d. 668 )
• Alhfrith , king of Deira (approximate date)
• Conon I , pope of the Catholic Church (approximate date)
• Di Renjie , chancellor of the Tang dynasty (d. 700 )
• Fausta , Byzantine empress (approximate date)
• Nukata , Japanese poet (approximate date)
• Reineldis , Frankisch saint (approximate date)
• Sigebert III , king of Austrasia (approximate date)

Deaths [ edit ]

• April 27 – Ardashir III , king of the Persian Empire
• June 9 – Shahrbaraz , king of the Persian Empire
• Du Ruhui , chancellor of the Tang dynasty (b. 585 )
• Ricberht , king of East Anglia (approximate date)

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