Heraclius
575 CE–641 CE · Constantinople
Heraclius seized the Byzantine throne in 610 amid crisis and reigned until 641. In a series of campaigns he decisively defeated the Sasanian Persian Empire by 628, recovering the lost eastern provinces. Soon after, the newly united Arab-Muslim armies overran Syria, Egypt, and the Holy Land, permanently stripping these wealthy provinces from the empire. He reorganized the state and made Greek its official language, marking the transition to the medieval Byzantine era.
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- Pulakeshin II· –642 CE
- Emperor Gaozu of Tang (Li Yuan)· 566 CE–635 CE
- Khosrow II Parviz· 570 CE–628 CE
- Prince Shotoku· 574 CE–622 CE
- Harsha· 590 CE–647 CE
- Emperor Yang of Sui· 569 CE–618 CE
- K'an II· 588 CE–658 CE
- Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin)· 598 CE–649 CE
- Phocas· 547 CE–610 CE
- Yazdegerd III· 624 CE–651 CE
- Yuknoom Ch'een II (Yuknoom the Great)· 600 CE–686 CE
- K'inich Janaab' Pakal I (Pakal the Great)· 603 CE–683 CE
- Maurice· 539 CE–602 CE
- Constans II· 630 CE–668 CE
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