7th century

Also conquered during the 7th century were Syria, Palestine, Armenia, Egypt, and North Africa.

[1] The Byzantine Empire suffered setbacks during the rapid expansion of the Caliphate and a mass incursion of Slavs in the Balkans which reduced its territorial limits.

Northumbria established dominance in the British Isles from Mercia,[2] while the Lombards maintained its hold in most of Italy.

Silla allied itself with the Tang dynasty, subjugating Baekje and defeating Goguryeo to unite the Korean Peninsula under one ruler.

Harsha united Northern India, which had reverted to small republics and states after the fall of the Gupta Empire in the 6th century.

Eastern Hemisphere at the beginning of the 7th century.
Eastern Hemisphere at the end of the 7th century.
Pages of a late 7th century Quran
An Anglo-Saxon helmet found at Sutton Hoo , probably belonging to Rædwald of East Anglia circa 625.
Silk cloth with four horsemen hunting lions, 7th century. Horyu-ji temple, Japan.
The Tang dynasty Giant Wild Goose Pagoda of Chang'an , built in 652 , in modern-day Xi'an , China.
Qajar era painting of Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala in 680