Wu Zetian becomes first female emperor of China
She reigned during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) and was one of the most effective and controversial monarchs in China’s history.
7th Century C.E.
The First Bulgarian Empire comes to power
The First Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state that existed in southeastern Europe between the 7th and 11th centuries C.E. It was founded circa 681 when Bulgar tribes led by Asparukh moved to the north-eastern Balkans.
The Kalingga Kingdom flourishes in central Java
Kalingga was the earliest Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in Central Java, and together with Kutai and Tarumanagara are the oldest kingdoms in Indonesian history.
First version of the Quran is written
Muslims believe the Quran was revealed between 609 CE and 632 CE, and organized into the Uthman codex in 650 CE.
The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda of modern-day Xian, China is completed
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda or Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China. It was built in 652 during the Tang dynasty and originally had five stories.
Táin Bó Cúailnge is composed in Ireland
Táin Bó Cúailnge, commonly known as The Cattle Raid of Cooley or The Táin), is an epic from early Irish literature which is often called “The Irish Iliad.” The Táin has had an enormous influence on Irish literature and culture. It is often considered Ireland’s national epic.
The city-state of Xochicalco is founded in modern-day Mexico
Xochicalco was founded in about 650 C.E. by the Olmeca-Xicallanca, which are a Mayan group of traders from Campeche, at a site that gave them an excellent position along several of the major Mesoamerican trade routes.
The settlement of Vijayapura flourishes on Borneo
The settlement known as Vijayapura was a colony to the Buddhist Srivijaya empire and was thought to be located in Borneo’s Northwest which flourished in the 7th Century.
The Hausa Bakwai kingdoms emerge in modern-day Nigeria
The Hausa Bakwai kingdoms were established around the 7th to 11th centuries. The Hausa Kingdoms were independent political entities in what is now Northern Nigeria. The Hausa city states emerged as southern terminals of the Trans-Saharan caravan trade.
The Chinese of the Tang Dynasty invent the banknote
Merchants would issue what are today called promissory notes in the form of receipts of deposit to wholesalers to avoid using the heavy bulk of copper coinage in large commercial transactions.