642

Years: 638 639 640 641 - 642 - 643 644 645 646
Decades: 610s 620s 630s - 640s - 650s 660s 670s
Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century

Events

August 5 - In the Battle of Maserfield, Penda king of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald, king of Bernicia.
November 24 - Theodore succeeds John IV as Pope.
Battle of Nehaward : Arabs conquer Persia.
Empress Kogyoku ascends to the throne of Japan.
Batbayan succeeds Kubrat as ruler of the Bulgars (approximate date).
Monastic settlement founded in Hampshire, England, which later becomes Winchester Cathedral.
Yeon Gaesomun seizes power over the Goguryeo kingdom and places King Bojang on the throne.

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