638

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Events

By Place

Asia

* The Muslims capture Jerusalem, Antioch, Caesarea Maritima and Akko.
* In Central Asia, Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tufan results in the marriage alliance between the Tang Dynasty and the Tibetan Empire, as the Chinese Princess Wencheng is wed to Tibetan ruler Songtsän Gampo.
* Abu-Musa al-Asha'ari establishes Hafar Al-Batin City while digging out new wells.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

* The Islamic calendar is introduced.
* Year 0 of the Burmese calendar, based on Chulasakarat.

Births

* Huineng, Chinese Zen Buddhist Patriarch of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (d. 713)

Deaths

* October 12 — Pope Honorius I
* Qin Shubao
* Yu Shinan