639

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Events

By Place

Europe

* Clovis II succeeds Dagobert I as king of the Franks in Neustria and Burgundy.

Asia

* During the Islamic conquest of Persia, the city of Susa is destroyed.
* The Xueyantuo assaults the Chinese-conquered vassal of Eastern Tujue. Although simultaneously fighting in Korea against Goguryeo, the Chinese Tang Dynasty nonetheless initiates Emperor Taizong's campaign against Xueyantuo, where the famous general Li Shiji is deployed to fend off attacks in Tujue. By 646 the Xueyantuo state is destroyed.

Middle East

* The Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab initiates the Islamic invasion of Egypt.
* The Plague of Emmaus breaks out.

Births

* Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne
* Yeon Namsan, Goguryeo-Korean military leader who later served as an official in the Chinese Tang Dynasty (d. 701)

Deaths

* January 19 — Dagobert I, king of the Franks (b. c. 603)
* Wang Gui, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (born 571)
* Yang Gongren, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty