7th century

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

Decades: 600s, 610s, 620s, 630s, 640s, 650s, 660s, 670s, 680s, 690s

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Events

• The Qur'an is written
• Sutton Hoo ship burial, East Anglia (modern England)

Significant persons

• Pope Gregory the Great (590-604)
• Muhammad

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

• the stirrup introduced to Persia from China, late 7th century