Years: 641 642 643 644 - 645 - 646 647 648 649

Decades: 610s 620s 630s - 640s - 650s 660s 670s

Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century

Events

• End of the reign of Empress Kogyoku of Japan
• Emperor Kotoku ascends to the throne of Japan
• Byzantines recapture Alexandria from the Arabs

Births

• Empress Jito of Japan