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St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Events Before

  1. Arab forces under Amr ibn al-'As conquer Alexandria

    Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi (585 – 664) was an Arab commander and companion of Muhammad who led the Muslim conquest of Egypt and served as its governor in 640–646 and 658–664.

  2. Chindasuinth becomes the Visigothic King of Hispania after deposing King Tulga in a coup and tonsuring him (making him a

    Chindasuinth becomes the Visigothic King of Hispania after deposing King Tulga in a coup and tonsuring him (making him a monk)

  3. Battle of Maserfield: British Anglo-Saxon King Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia

    Eowa (or Eawa) (d. 642) was a son of the Mercian king Pybba and a brother of the Mercian king Penda; he was possibly King of Northern Mercia, as the 8th-century Historia Brittonum reports that he was...

  4. The second Muslim caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, is injured in an assassination attempt in Medina by Lu'lu, an enslaved Pe

    The second Muslim caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, is injured in an assassination attempt in Medina by Lu'lu, an enslaved Persian captive. The caliph dies four days later.

  5. Uthman ibn Affan, a companion of Muhammad, is appointed the third caliph of Islam (644-656)

    Uthman ibn Affan, the third Rashidun caliph, who ruled from 644 to 656, was assassinated at the end of a siege upon his house in 656.

Events After

  1. St Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    St Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

  2. Eighth Council of Toledo begins at the praetorian church of Saints Peter and Paul in Toledo, will issue the Liber Iudici

    Eighth Council of Toledo begins at the praetorian church of Saints Peter and Paul in Toledo, will issue the Liber Iudiciorum, a twelve-book law-code under Visigoth King Recceswinth

  3. Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I

    Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I

  4. The death of Paganism in England: Pagan King Penda of Mercia and his allies are defeated at the Battle of Winwaed by Chr

    The death of Paganism in England: Pagan King Penda of Mercia and his allies are defeated at the Battle of Winwaed by Christian king Oswiu of Bernicia (as told by Bede)

  5. Ali ibn Abu Talib elected the 4th Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate

    Ali ibn Abi Talib (600 – 661 CE); born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, Ali was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, raised in his household and was among...

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