618
| 618 • Songtsän Gampo becomes the first emperor of the Tibetan Empire after his father Namri Songtsen is poisoned. During his reign he expands Tibet's power beyond Lhasa (Tibetan Plateau) and the Yarlung Valley. |
639
Age: 21y
| 639 • Eligius succeeds Acarius as bishop of Doornik and Noyon. He becomes constituted guardian of the towns of Vermandois which include also Ghent and Kortrijk (Flanders).Saint Quen of Rouen; trans. Jo Ann McNamara. "The life of Saint Eligius" (Vita Sanci Eligii) |