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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: 272/273 ( year November )

Syria: 867/868 (October)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • The Frankish king Clotaire I. pulls against the Saxons and Thuringians, who has his rival and brother Childebert I apparently incited against him. On the rumor, Chlothar had fallen in his campaign, Childebert falls into the realm part and devastated the area around Reims. Allied with him is Chramn, a son of Chlothar I.

Religion

Died

April 2014 List of centuries 8th century 510s 520s 530s 540s 550s 570s 580s 590s 546 551 561 566 Armenian calendar Vikram Samvat Buddhist calendar Sexagenary cycle Coptic calendar Franks Childebert I. April 16 Pope Pelagius I Pope
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