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Rothari
606 – 652
Sovereign
Rothari (or Rothair) (c. 606–652), of the house of Arodus, was king of the Lombards from 636 to 652; previously he had been duke of Brescia. He succeeded Arioal…
Yazdegerd III
624 – 652
Sovereign
Yazdegerd III (also Romanized as Yazdgerd, Yazdgird) was the last Sasanian King of Kings from 632 to 651. His death following successive defeats by the Rashidun…
Bhartṛhari
570 – 651
Linguist, Poet, Writer, Grammarian
Bhartṛhari (Devanagari: भर्तृहरि; Bhartrhari; fl. c. 5th to 6th century CE), was an Indian grammarian (Vyākaraṇa) and philosopher of language. In his principal…
Bāṇabhaṭṭa
585 – 650
Poet, Biographer, Writer, Novelist
Bāṇabhaṭṭa (Sanskrit: बाणभट्ट) was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet from India. He was the court poet of Emperor Harsha, during his reign at Kanyaku…
Chandrakirti
600 – 650
Philosopher, Writer, Translator
Chandrakirti (IAST: Candrakīrti; Sanskrit: चंद्रकीर्ति; traditional Chinese: 月稱; c. 600 – c. 650, meaning "glory of the moon" in Sanskrit) or "Chandra" was a B…
Songtsen Gampo
604 – 650
Politician, Writer, Tertön
Songtsen Gampo (Tibetan: སྲོང་བཙན་སྒམ་པོ, Wylie: srong btsan sgam po) was the 33rd King (Tsenpo) of Tibet from 618 or 629 until his death in 650, and the founde…
Emperor Taizong of Tang
598 – 649
Poet, Emperor
Emperor Taizong of Tang (28 January 598 – 10 July 649), previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China,…
Pope Theodore I
— – 649
Western priest
Pope Theodore I (Latin: Theodorus I; died 14 May 649) was the bishop of Rome from 24 November 642 to his death on 14 May 649. His pontificate was dominated by t…
John Climacus
579 – 649
Monk, Philosopher
John Climacus (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης τῆς Κλίμακος; Latin: Ioannes Climacus; Arabic: يوحنا السلمي, romanized: Yuḥana al-Sêlmi; c. 579 – 649), also known as John…
Ubayy ibn Ka'b
— – 649
Scribe, Islamic jurist
Ubayy ibn Ka'b (Arabic: أُبَيّ ٱبْن كَعْب, ʾUbayy ibn Kaʿb) (died 649), also known as Abu Mundhir, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a person…
Queen Seondeok of Silla
606 – 647
Monarch, Astronomer
Queen Seondeok (Korean: 선덕여왕 Korean pronunciation: [sʌn.dʌk jʌ.waŋ]; Unknown – 20 February [O.S. 17 February] 647; 8th day of the 1st lunar month of the 14th y…
Harsha
590 – 647
Poet, Playwright
Harshavardhana (Sanskrit: हर्षवर्धन; 4 June 590 – 647) was the emperor of Kannauj from April 606 until his death in 647. He was the king of Thanesar who had de…
Saint Gall
550 – 645
Missionary, Writer, Composer
Gall (Latin: Gallus; c. 550 – c. 645) according to hagiographic tradition was a disciple and one of the traditional twelve companions of Columbanus on his missi…
Al-Khansa'
575 – 645
Poet, Writer
Tumāḍir bint ʿAmr ibn al-Ḥārith ibn al-Sharīd al-Sulamīyah (Arabic: تماضر بنت عمرو بن الحارث بن الشريد السُلمية), usually simply referred to as al-Khansāʾ (Arab…
Abu Lu'lu'a
— – 644
Soldier, Artisan, Blacksmith, Joiner, Murderer
Here is a revised, more accurate and sourced version of the memorial biography of Abū Luʾluʾa, based strictly on well-supported historical sources. Uncertain or…
Umar
586 – 644
Statesperson, Caliph, Imam, Religious leader, Companions of the Prophet, Amir
Umar ibn al-Khattab (Arabic: عُمَر بْن ٱلْخَطَّاب, romanized: ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb; c. 584 – 644) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until h…
Pope John IV
600 – 642
Western priest, Writer
Pope John IV (Latin: Ioannes IV; died 12 October 642) was the bishop of Rome from 24 December 640 to his death on 12 October 642. His election followed a four-m…
Khalid ibn al-Walid
586 – 642
Poet, Military leader
Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughira al-Makhzumi (died 642) was a 7th-century Arab military commander. He initially led campaigns against Muhammad on behalf of th…
Oswald of Northumbria
604 – 642
Sovereign
Here is a revised version of the memorial biography of Oswald of Northumbria, refined to include only well-supported facts and to reflect reliable historical so…
Bilal ibn Rabah
581 – 642
Companions of the Prophet, Muezzin, Butler
Bilal ibn Rabah (Arabic: بِلَال بْن رَبَاح, romanized: Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ; 5 March 580 - 2 March 640 CE), also known as Bilāl al-Ḥabashī or simply Bilal, was a clo…