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Heads of State

Year of the Fire Rat丙子( at the beginning of the year Wood Pig乙亥)

Era of Diocletian: 32/33 ( the year of November)

Syria: 627/628 ( year October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • During an attack the Xiongnu nomadic horsemen of the Chinese capital Luoyang is destroyed and occupied the entire northern part of the empire.
  • Sixteen Kingdoms: The renewed siege of Chang'an, the capital of Jin of China, leading to the surrender of Emperor Min's and the end of the Western Jin Dynasty.

Religion

  • The Armenian King Trdat III. explained as the first ruler of the world Christianity as the state religion.

Born

  • By 316: Martin of Tours, Bishop of Turonensis († 397)

Died

  • By 316: Blaise of Sebaste, bishop of Sebaste
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