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Heads of State

Year of the Water Tiger壬寅( at the beginning of the year metal buffalo辛丑)

Era of Diocletian: 358/359 ( year November )

Syria: 953/954 (October)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

  • APRIL 30: Chindaswinth now takes formally the functions of the king of the Visigoths, after he in fact for a few days by the fall of his predecessor Tulga is already their ruler.
  • With Flaochad a separate house Meier for the Frankish kingdom of Burgundy part is used for the last time.
  • Ferchar I. succeeds Domnal as king of the iro -Scottish kingdom of Dalriada.
  • Cenwalh becomes King of Wessex as a successor to the Cynegils.
  • Oswine is king of Deira.

Islamic expansion

  • After the crushing defeat at the Battle of Nehawend against the Muslim Arabs that the Sassanian Empire collapses in Iran. Great King Yazdegerd III. needs to retreat in the far east of his kingdom, where he holds another 9 years.
  • Byzantine forces in Egypt capitulate to the invading Arabs and evacuate Alexandria. The Muslim conquerors secure the Egyptian Christians to freedom of belief. The Arab conquest of Egypt is completed.

Japan

  • Appointed Japanese Empress Kōgyoku.

Religion

  • November 24: Theodor I. becomes the new Pope as the successor of John IV
  • Boso is Bishop of Constance.
  • In Kasaragod, the first mosque built on Indian soil.

Born

  • Al -Hasan al - Basri, Muslim Theologian († 728 )

Died

  • 05 August: Oswald of Northumbria, King of Northumbria ( northern England ), Saint (c. 604)
  • December: Domnal, King of Dalriada
  • Ajo I, Duke of Benevento
  • Khalid ibn al - Walid, the Muslim commander (* 584 )
  • Eowa, co-regent of Mercia
  • Flaochad, Burgundian house Meier
  • Nantechild, Frankish queen
  • 642: Cynegils, King of Wessex
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