628 Explained
Year 628 (DCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 628 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
Britain
Persia
Arabia
By topic
Arts and sciences
Education
Religion
- Muhammad's letters to world leaders explain the principles of the new monotheistic Muslim faith, as they will be contained in his book, the Quran, which will instruct its readers, "Fight the unbelievers who are near to you".
Births
Deaths
- January 22 - Anastasius of Persia, monk
- Babai the Great, church father and theologian
- Du Yan, chancellor of the Tang dynasty
- February 28 - Khosrau II, king of the Persian Empire
- September 6 - Kavadh II, king of the Persian Empire
- June 3 - Liang Shidu, rebel leader
- Li Dashi, Chinese official and historian (b. 570)
- Shirin, wife of Khosrau II (approximate date)
- Suibne Menn, High King of Ireland
- April 15 - Suiko, empress of Japan
- Theodelinda, queen of the Lombards
- Tong Yabghu Qaghan, ruler of the Göktürks
Notes and References
- Kaegi, Walter Emil (2003), "Heraclius: Emperor of Byzantium", Cambridge University Press, p. 178, 189–190. ISBN 0-521-81459-6
- Christian 283; Artamanov, p. 170–180
- http://omacl.org/Aglo/part1.html The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- Book: Palmer, Alan & Veronica . 1992 . The Chronology of British History. Century Ltd. London. 30–34. 0-7126-5616-2.