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Heads of State
Year of the Metal Pig辛亥( at the beginning of the year metal dog庚戌)
Era of Diocletian: 367/368 ( year November )
Syria: 962/963 (October)
Events
Politics and World Affairs
- Muslim Conquest: The Muslim Arabs conquer the province of Khorasan and occupy the cities of Herat and Merv.
- With the death of Yazdegerd III. void the Persian Sassanid dynasty. Although he leaves a son, Peroz, but is forced to flee to China.
- Æthelwald is king of Deira, as the successor of Oswine.
Culture and Religion
- Establishment of the Hôtel- Dieu de Paris, the oldest hospital in Paris, by Bishop Landry.
Died
- August 31, Aidan, the first bishop of Lindisfarne
- Oswine, King of Deira
- Yazdegerd III. , The last great king of the Sassanid
- Year ( 7th century )
- 651