620s BC

This article concerns the period 629 BC – 620 BC.

Events and trends

 * c. 627 BC—Death of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria; he is succeeded by Assur-etel-ilani.
 * 627 BC—Creation of Durrës, at the time known as Epidamnus.
 * 627 BC—Spring and Autumn period: Jin defeats Qin in the Battle of Xiao
 * 626 BC—Nabopolassar revolts against Assyria, founds the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
 * 625 BC—Medes and Babylonians assert their independence from Assyria and attack Nineveh (approximate date).
 * c. 625 BC—Orientalizing period of vases ends in Ancient Greece.
 * c. 623 BC—Sin-shar-ishkun succeeds his brother Assur-etel-ilani as king of Assyria.
 * 622 or 621 BC - Draco makes the first law code for Ancient Greece.

Significant people

 * 628 BC—Death of Duke Wen of Jin, China.
 * c. 628 BC—Commonly accepted date for the Birth of Zoroaster.
 * c. 626 BC—Jeremiah.
 * 625 BC—Death of Yuan Taotu, China.
 * c. 624 BC—Birth of Thales.
 * c. 623 BC—Birth of Buddha.
 * c. 622 BC—Birth of Ezekiel.
 * 621 BC—Death of Duke Mu of Qin, China.
 * c. 620-564 BC Aesop