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Kavad II

590 – 628

Sovereign

Kavad II (Middle Persian: 𐭪𐭥𐭠𐭲, romanized: Kawād) was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran briefly in 628. Born Sheroe, he was the son of Khosro…

Empress Suiko

554 – 628

Politician

Empress Suiko (推古天皇, Suiko-tennō) (554 – 15 April 628) was the 33rd monarch of Japan, and the country's first and longest-reigning empress regnant, according to…

Khosrow II

570 – 628

Governor, Monarch, Military leader

Khosrow II (spelled Chosroes II in classical sources; Middle Persian: 𐭧𐭥𐭮𐭫𐭥𐭣𐭩, romanized: Xusrōγ/Xusrōw and Khosrau), commonly known as Khosrow Parviz (N…

Theodelinda

570 – 627

Monarch, Patron of the arts

Theodelinda, also spelt Theudelinde (c. 570 – 628 AD), was a queen of the Lombards through marriage to two successive Lombard kings, Authari and Agilulf. She la…

Adaloald

602 – 626

Sovereign

Adaloald (c. 602–628) was the Lombard king of Italy from 616 to 626. He was son and heir of King Agilulf and his Catholic queen Theodelinda. He was baptised s…

Pope Boniface V

6th century – 625

Catholic priest, Writer

Pope Boniface V (Latin: Bonifatius V; died 25 October 625) was the bishop of Rome from 23 December 619 to his death on 25 October 625. He did much for the Chris…

Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib

568 – 625

Hunter, Writer, Military leader

Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic: حَمْزَة إبْن عَبْد ٱلْمُطَّلِب, romanized: Ḥamza ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib; c. 568–625) was a paternal uncle and milk-brother of t…

Zaynab bint Khuzayma

595 – 625

Historical figure

Zaynab bint Khuzayma (Arabic: زينب بنت خزيمة) (c. 596 – 625), also known as Umm al-Masākīn (Arabic: أم المساكين, "Mother of the Poor"), was the fifth wife of M…

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Ruqayya bint Muhammad

598 – 624

Historical figure

Ruqayya bint Muhammad (Arabic: رقية بنت محمد, romanized: Ruqayya bint Muḥammad; c. 601–March 624) was the second eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad…

Amr ibn Hisham

573 – 624

Politician

Amr ibn Hisham (Arabic: عَمْرو بن هِشَام, romanized: ʿAmr ibn Hishām), better known as Abu Jahl (Arabic: أبو جهل, lit. 'Father of Ignorance'; c. 573 – 13 March…

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Abu Lahab

549 – 624

Merchant, Politician, Dissident

ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: عبد العزى ابن عبد المطلب), better known as Abū Lahab (Arabic: أبو لهب, lit. 'Father of the Flame'; c. 549–624 CE) w…

Rædwald of East Anglia

6th century – 624

Sovereign

Rædwald (Old English: Rædwald, pronounced [ˈrædwɑɫd]; 'power in counsel'), also written as Raedwald or Redwald (Latin: Raedwaldus, Reduald), (died c. 624) was a…

Prince Shōtoku

574 – 622

Politician

Prince Shōtoku (聖徳太子, Shōtoku Taishi; February 7, 574 – April 8, 622), also known as Prince Umayado/Umayato (厩戸皇子, 厩戸王, Umayado/Umayato no ōjî, Umayado/Umayato…

Reccared II

— – 621

Sovereign

Reccared II (in Spanish, Galician and Portuguese: Recaredo), (? – March 621) was Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia briefly in 621, though the…

Sisebut

565 – 621

Sovereign, Writer, Biographer

Sisebut (Latin: Sisebutus; Spanish: Sisebuto; also Sisebuth, Sisebur, Sisebod or Sigebut; c. 565 – February 621) was King of the Visigoths and ruler of Hispania…

Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib

540 – 619

Merchant, Poet

Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic: أَبُو طَالِب بن عَبْد ٱلْمُطَّلِب, romanized: ʾAbū Ṭālib bin ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib; c. 535 – 619) was the uncle of the Islamic…

Khadija bint Khuwaylid

6th century – 619

Businessperson, Wholesale merchant, Merchant, Muslim

Khadija bint Khuwaylid (Arabic: خَدِيجَة بِنْت خُوَيْلِد, romanized: Khadīja bint Khuwaylid; c. 554 – November 619) was the first wife of the Islamic prophet Mu…

Pope Adeodatus I

570 – 618

Catholic priest

Pope Adeodatus I (570 – 8 November 618), also called Deodatus I or Deusdedit, was the bishop of Rome from 19 October 615 to his death on 8 November 618. He was…

Emperor Yang of Sui

569 – 618

Poet

Emperor Yang of Sui (Chinese: 隋煬帝, 569 – 11 April 618), personal name Yang Guang (楊廣), alternative name Ying (英), childhood name Amo (阿摩), Xianbei name Puliuru…

Agilulf

555 – 616

Politician

Agilulf (c. 555 – April 616), also known as the Thuringian, was a Duke of Turin and king of the Lombards from 591 until his death. A relative of his predecessor…