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Heads of State
Year of the Metal Rooster辛酉( at the beginning of the year Metal Monkey庚申)
Era of Diocletian: 377/378 ( year November )
Syria: 972/973 (October)
Events
- JANUARY 22: assassination of Caliph Ali ibn Kharijites on Abi Talib, the succumbs on 24 January. Then the Umayyad be recognized under Muawiya I. by the majority as Caliph of the Muslims. In contrast, the Shia Ali's sons Hasan ibn ʿ Alī ibn ʿ Alī and Husayn regarded as legitimate successors, the politically but can not prevail.
- After the death of his sons Ariperts occur Perctarit and Godepert as joint kings of the Lombards to his successor.
- Tenji is Tennō of Japan as the successor of the Empress Kōgyoku.
Born
- Gemmei, Japanese Empress († 722)
- Al- Hajjaj, governor of the Umayyad († 714)
- Liu Zhiji, Chinese historian († 721 )
Died
- January 24: Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Caliph of the Sunnis (c. 598)
- JULY 24: Kōgyoku, Japanese Empress (* 594 )
- Aripert I, King of the Lombards
- Cenberht, sub- king in Wessex
- Cuthred Cwichelming, sub- king in Wessex
- Finan of Lindisfarne, Bishop
- Year ( 7th century )
- 661