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Heads of State
Year of the Earth- pig己亥(at the beginning of earth - dog戊戌)
Era of Diocletian: 355/356 ( year November )
Syria: 950/951 (October)
Events
Politics and World Affairs
Islamic expansion
- Mu ʿ āwiya from the clan of the Umayyads appointed by Caliph Umar ibn al - Khattab, the governor of Syria and rises to become one of the most powerful men of the Caliphate.
- Arab invasion with 9,000 men begins in the Christian Egypt under the command of ʿ Amr ibn al - ʿ ace.
- The Arabs destroyed the ancient city of Susa in their advance in the Sassanid Empire.
Europe
- After the death of the Frankish king Dagobert I follow him in Neustria and Burgundy, his son Clovis II in Austrasia is Clovis brother Sigebert III. since 633 king. Since both Sigebert (9 years) and Clovis (6 years) are still a minor, the imperial administration is in the hands of Scrooge's widow Nantechild and the house Meier Aegas; the Carolingian Pippin the Elder and Saint Arnulf of Metz gain power.
- Tulga is after the death of Chintila new king of the Visigoths.
Nature and Environment
- September 3: Total solar eclipse in England and Northern Germany.
Born
Died
- Acarius, bishop and saint ( * before 594 )
- Chintila, King of the Visigoths