652

For other uses, see 652 (disambiguation).

Centuries:	6th century · 7th century · 8th century
Decades:	620s 630s 640s 650s 660s 670s 680s
Years:	649 650 651 652 653 654 655

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Arabs invade Nubia for the second time, laying siege to the city of Dunqulah and destroying its cathedral (previous invasion was in 642).

A new palace of Japan is moved to Naniwa.
The registers of population are prepared in Japan. Fifty houses are made a township, and for each township there is appointed an elder. The houses are all associated in groups of five for mutual protection, with one elder to supervise them one with another. This system is alive until the era of WWII.
Khazaria becomes an independent state (approximate date).
Construction of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Chang'an (modern Xi'an), Tang Dynasty China, is completed in this year during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang.
'Abd al Rahman bin 'Awf frees 30,000 slaves at his death.