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Byzantine emperor Heraclius I attempts to safeguard his possessions in Asia Minor from the Sasanid (Persian) empire by granting his generals civil as well as military authority over the regions they occupy.
Over the next nine years, Swithila, king of the Visigoths, extends Visigoth authority throughout Spain.
The eastern plain of China is ruled by Emperor Kao-tsu (reigned 618-626), founder of the T'ang dynasty (618-907), who brings northern and southern China under his control by 624. He claims to be a descendant of Lao-tzu, the first philosopher of Chinese Taoism. Though they are officially Taoists, the T'ang emperors also accord royal support to Buddhism.
Prince Shotoku of Japan dies, having served as regent for his aunt Empress Suiko (ruled 592-628) since the beginning of her reign. During his regency he established relations with China, sending scholars there to study Buddhism and Chinese culture...
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