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Yazdegerd III begins his reign as the last King of Kings of the Iranian Sasanian Empire

Yazdegerd III begins his reign as the last King of Kings of the Iranian Sasanian Empire

Yazdegerd III begins his reign as the last King of Kings of the Iranian Sasanian Empire

Events Before

  1. Smoke Imix [Smoke Jaguar] becomes the 12th ruler of the Maya city of Copán - will rule for 67 years

    Smoke Imix [Smoke Jaguar] becomes the 12th ruler of the Maya city of Copán - will rule for 67 years

  2. Conquest of Mecca: Prophet Muhammad sets out with an army of 10,000 to capture Mecca

    The conquest of Mecca was a military campaign undertaken by Muhammad and his companions during the Muslim–Quraysh War.

  3. Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem

    Heraclius was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the Exarch of Africa, led a revolt against the unpopular emperor...

  4. Emperor Taizong of Tang sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk for the release of Chinese prisoners capture

    Emperor Taizong of Tang sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk for the release of Chinese prisoners captured on the northern frontier during the transition from the Sui to Tang dynasty and succeeds in freeing 80,000

  5. Suintila, King of the Visigoths is overthrown after a reign of ten years, by Sisenand, a noble from Septimania

    Suintila, King of the Visigoths is overthrown after a reign of ten years, by Sisenand, a noble from Septimania

Events After

  1. Battle of Hatfield Chase: King Edwin of Northumbrian defeated and killed by an alliance of Welsh kingdom Gwynedd led by

    Battle of Hatfield Chase: King Edwin of Northumbrian defeated and killed by an alliance of Welsh kingdom Gwynedd led by Cadwallon ap Cadfan, and Mercia led by Penda

  2. Visigothic King Sisenand convenes Fourth Council of Toledo at the church of Saint Leocadia in Toledo; all bishops of His

    Visigothic King Sisenand convenes Fourth Council of Toledo at the church of Saint Leocadia in Toledo; all bishops of Hispania agree to establish seminaries in cathedral cities and implement educational standards

  3. Muslim forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus, 1st major city of Eastern Roman Empire taken by the Rashidun

    Muslim forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus, 1st major city of Eastern Roman Empire taken by the Rashidun Caliphate

  4. Chintila becomes the Visigothic king of Hispania upon the death of King Sisenand

    Chintila becomes the Visigothic king of Hispania upon the death of King Sisenand

  5. Fifth Council of Toledo, of 22 bishops, convened by Visigothic King Chintila to help shore up his reign

    Fifth Council of Toledo, of 22 bishops, convened by Visigothic King Chintila to help shore up his reign

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