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Sisinnius begins his reign as pope but dies just 20 days later

Sisinnius begins his reign as pope but dies just 20 days later

Sisinnius begins his reign as pope but dies just 20 days later

Events Before

  1. Military triumph of Wak Jalam Chan (Lady Six Sky), female ruler of the Maya city of Sa’aal (Naranjo) as depicted on Stel

    Military triumph of Wak Jalam Chan (Lady Six Sky), female ruler of the Maya city of Sa’aal (Naranjo) as depicted on Stela 24 Naranjo [1]

  2. John VII begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    John VII begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  3. Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI

    Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI

  4. Remains of Chinese Emperor Gaozong, his wife Empress Wu Zetian and family members interred in Qianling Mausoleum by Empe

    Remains of Chinese Emperor Gaozong, his wife Empress Wu Zetian and family members interred in Qianling Mausoleum by Emperor Zhongzong, outside Chang'an on Mount Liangshan

  5. John VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Pope John VII (Latin: Ioannes VII; c. 650 – 18 October 707) was the bishop of Rome from 1 March 705 to his death on 18 October 707.

Events After

  1. Saracens invade Sardinia

    Sardinia, officially the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea after Sicily, and one of the twenty regions of Italy.

  2. Islamic conquest of Iberia: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberi

    Islamic conquest of Iberia: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus)

  3. Berbers under Tarik-ibn Ziyad occupy North Spain

    Berbers under Tarik-ibn Ziyad occupy North Spain

  4. Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic

    The Umayyad Caliphate destroyed the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula in the early 8th century.

  5. Catholic Pope Constantine dies after seven years in office

    Catholic Pope Constantine dies after seven years in office

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