Years: 648 649 650 651 - 652 - 653 654 655 656

Decades: 620s 630s 640s - 650s - 660s 670s 680s

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

Events

• Khazaria becomes an independent state (approximate date)
• Rodoald succeeds his father Rothari as king of the Lombards

Births

• Clotaire III, king of the Franks

Deaths

• Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammed, progenitor of the Abbasids
• Saint Ida of Nivelles , widow of Pippin of Landen, monastic foundress
• Rothari , king of the Lombards