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General

Population: Between 190 and 230 million*

• Entertainment: Early Nara period of Japanese art

Asia

• Japan: Political and social reforms (Taika) start in Japan
  Early Nara period of Japanese art

Middle East

• Byzantine Empire: Arabs recapture Alexandria, destruction of Library at Alexandria (642?)
  Byzantine fleet recaptures Alexandria