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Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Events Before

  1. Coronation of Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of

    Coronation of Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of Tang Dynasty rule over China

  2. Boniface V begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Boniface V begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  3. Islamic Era begins: Muhammad and his followers begin migration from Mecca to Medina (Hijra)

    Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, military and political leader, as well as the founder of Islam.

  4. Prophet Muhammad arrives in Yathrib (Medina)

    Muhammad (570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, military and political leader, as well as the founder of Islam.

  5. Battle of Badr: Muhammad's Muslim forces win a significant victory over the Meccan army

    The Battle of Uhud was fought between the early Muslims and the Quraysh during the Muslim–Quraysh wars in a valley north of Mount Uhud near Medina on Saturday, 23 March 625 AD (7 Shawwal, 3...

Events After

  1. Incident at Xuanwu Gate: Prince Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rivals, the brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng, sons o

    Incident at Xuanwu Gate: Prince Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rivals, the brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng, sons of Emperor Gaozu; he then forces the emperor to name him as successor to the throne

  2. Avars under Khagan Bayan begin the siege of Constantinople, which fails, preserving the Eastern Roman Empire

    Avars under Khagan Bayan begin the siege of Constantinople, which fails, preserving the Eastern Roman Empire

  3. Battle at Constantinople: Slavic, Persians and Avar siege of Constantinople fails, keeping the Byzantine Empire intact

    Battle at Constantinople: Slavic, Persians and Avar siege of Constantinople fails, keeping the Byzantine Empire intact

  4. Shimin becomes Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor of China, when his father abdicates in his favour

    Shimin becomes Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor of China, when his father abdicates in his favour

  5. Battle of Nineveh: Byzantine Emperor Heraclius' Byzantine army heavily defeats Persian forces during the Byzantine–Sasan

    Battle of Nineveh: Byzantine Emperor Heraclius' Byzantine army heavily defeats Persian forces during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628

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