641

Years: 637 638 639 640 - 641 - 642 643 644 645
Decades: 610s 620s 630s - 640s - 650s 660s 670s
Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century

Events

Founding of the city of Fostat, later Cairo, in Egypt.
Revolt against Byzantine emperor Heraclonas; he is deposed and his brother Constans II becomes sole emperor.
Caesarea surrenders to the Arabs
Chindaswinth deposes Tulga , becomes king of the Visigoths.

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