What happened in 650?
Songtsän Gampo, Bāṇabhaṭṭa and Nobatia dissolved — among 31 events recorded in 650. A further 19 events are dated only to the wider period.
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People 9
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Songtsän Gampo died
Tibetan emperor (604-650)
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Bāṇabhaṭṭa died
Asthana Kavi in the court of King Harsha and pioneer of complex ornate Sanskrit prose style.
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Candrakīrti died
Indian Mahayana scholar of the Madhyamaka school
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Xu Hui died
Poet and consort to Emperor Taizong of Tang. Chinese woman poet in Tang Dynasty. CBDB ID = 31067
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Liu Hongji died
Tang dynasty general
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Cui Renshi died
Chinese Chancellor
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John VII born
Born in Rossano. Pope.
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Sergius I born
Born in Palermo. Pope.
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Anastasia born
Born in Constantinople. Empress consort of Constantine IV of the Byzantine Empire.
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Peck Mounds
archaeological site
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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Abbaye Saint-Pierre d’Hautvillers
Previous abbey located in Marne, in France
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Synod of Rouen
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Laxman Temple, Sirpur
7th century Vishnu temple in Chhattisgarh
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Uozuhachimangū
Shinto shrine in Toyama Prefecture, Japan
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Paba Temple
Temple in Gyirong county, Shigatse, Tibet, China
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south-western rigs gsum lha khang
Building in China
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Jamtrin Lhakhang
Monastery in Gyirong county, Shigatse, Tibet, China
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Architecture & Engineering 6
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Uru Katshel
Buddhist temple in Maizhokunggar, Lhasa, Tibet, China
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Ramoche Temple
Building in Lhasa, China
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Ichijō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Tradruk Temple
Tibetan monastery in Changzhug, Nedong, Shannan, Tibet, China
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Descent of the Ganges
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tamil Nadu, India
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Lhalung Monastery
Monastery in Lhodrak County, Lhoka, Tibet, China
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Empires & Countries 2
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Srivijaya founded
Srivijaya was founded, with its capital at Palembang.
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Nobatia dissolved
Nobatia ceased to exist, having been centered at Faras.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 19 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 650 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 650.
7th century 16
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St Helen's Church, Abingdon
Church in Abingdon on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Carlton in Lindrick
Church in Bassetlaw, UK
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Church of St Mary, Stoke d'Abernon
Church in Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey, England, UK
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Church of St Mary
Church in Southend-on-Sea, UK
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Church of St Beuno and St Mary
Grade I listed church in Whitford, Flintshire, Wales, UK
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Gregory of Cyprus died
Nestorian monk (6th-7th century)
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Ponte Gobbo
Bridge over the Trebbia river at Bobbio, province of Piacenza, Italy
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Church of St Andrew
Church in Corbridge, Northumberland, England, UK
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Church of All Hallows
Grade I listed church in Goodmanham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
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San Bartolomeo Apostolo Church
Church in Tipano, settlement in the Italian municipality of Cesena
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Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi born
Born in Hejaz. Muslim general.
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Khawlah daughter of al-Azwar born
Born in Mecca. Muslim Arab warrior.
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Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Temple of Shivan (Kapaleeswarar) and a form of Shiva's consort Parvati called Karpagambal ("Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree"), located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
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Rochester Cathedral
Norman church in Rochester, Medway, Kent, England, UK
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San Giovanni in Compito
Church in San Giovanni in Compito - Savignano sul Rubicone (FC)
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Gregory of Cyprus
Nestorian monk (6th-7th century)
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Kingdom of Rheged dissolved
Kingdom of Rheged ceased to exist, having been centered at Carlisle.
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Tiberius born
Born in Constantinople. Byzantine co-emperor.
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Heraclius born
Born in Constantinople. Byzantine co-Emperor ( 7th century ).
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