Constans II
630 CE–668 CE · Constantinople
Constans II was Byzantine emperor from 641 to 668, coming to the throne as a boy in the aftermath of the early Arab conquests that had stripped the empire of Syria, Egypt, and much of North Africa. His reign saw the consolidation of these losses and continued warfare with the Umayyad Caliphate, as well as efforts to reorganize the empire's defenses. He attempted to quiet the Monothelite controversy with an edict, the Typos, and had the outspoken Pope Martin I and the theologian Maximus the Confessor arrested. He moved his court westward to Sicily, where he was assassinated at Syracuse in 668.
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- K'ak' Uti' Witz' K'awiil (Smoke Imix)· 604 CE–695 CE
- Munmu of Silla· 626 CE–681 CE
- Marwan I· 623 CE–685 CE
- Yuknoom Ch'een II (Yuknoom the Great)· 600 CE–686 CE
- K'inich Janaab' Pakal I (Pakal the Great)· 603 CE–683 CE
- Emperor Gaozong of Tang· 628 CE–683 CE
- Bajlaj Chan K'awiil (Ruler 1)· 625 CE–692 CE
- Emperor Tenmu· 631 CE–686 CE
- Yazdegerd III· 624 CE–651 CE
- Wu Zetian· 624 CE–705 CE
- Yazid I· 646 CE–683 CE
- Constantine IV· 652 CE–685 CE
- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan· 644 CE–705 CE
- Harsha· 590 CE–647 CE
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