What happened in 640?
Battle of Heliopolis, Siege of Babylon Fortress and Siege of Bilbeis — among 19 events recorded in 640. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 7
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Battle of Heliopolis
640 AD decisive battle during the Muslim conquest of Egypt
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Siege of Babylon Fortress
Between the forces of Byzantine Empire and Rashidun Caliphate
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Siege of Bilbeis
640 siege
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Siege of Dvin
640 siege
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Tang campaigns against the Western Turks
640–712 Chinese expansion into Central Asia
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Tang campaign against Karakhoja
Tang dynasty conquest
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Emperor Taizong's campaign against the Western Regions
War in China
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People 6
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Severinus died
7th-century pope
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Wang Xiaotong died
Chinese mathematician
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Pepin of Landen died
Mayor of the Palace (585-640)
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Safiyyah bint ‘Abd al-Muttalib died
Sahaba
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Dushun died
Buddhist patriarch
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Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi born
Born in Al-Hirah. Iraqi poet (640-708).
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Moutier-Grandval Abbey
Abbey
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Saint-Ghislain Abbey
Monastery in Haine, Belgium
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 640 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 640.
640s 1
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Yamada-dera
Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
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