What event happened in 619?

What event happened in 619?

December 23 – Pope Boniface V succeeds Adeodatus I as the 69th pope of Rome. Muhammad’s wife, Khadija, dies after 24 years of marriage in the Year of Sorrow. Kubrat, ruler of the Bulgars, is baptised in Constantinople.

What happened 613 AD?

January 22 – Constantine is crowned co-emperor (Caesar) by his father Heraclius and shortly after betrothed to his cousin, Gregoria, daughter of Nicetas. Battle of Antioch: Heraclius mobilises a Byzantine expeditionary force to Antioch (Syria), but is completely defeated outside the city by the Persians.

Who converted to Christianity in 610 AD?

Princes Oswald (age 12), Oswiu (age 4) and others escape to the court of King Eochaid Buide of Dál Riata, where they are converted to Christianity by the monks of Iona. Rædwald installs Edwin as king of Northumbria, effectively confirming him as bretwalda. He takes power in his native Deira and in Bernicia.

What happened in the year 641?

February 11 – Emperor Heraclius, age 65, dies of dropsy at Constantinople after a 31-year reign. He reorganized the imperial administration, but lost Armenia, parts of Egypt, Palestine, Syria and much of Mesopotamia to the Muslim Arabs. The Muslim conquest of Egypt continues, with the siege of Alexandria.

What happened in the 6th century AD?

In the West, the century marks the end of Classical Antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages. In its second Golden Age, the Sassanid Empire reached the peak of its power under Khosrau I in the 6th century. The classical Gupta Empire of Northern India, largely overrun by the Huna, ended in the mid-6th century.

What happened in the year 642?

Battle of Nahāvand: The Rashidun army (30,000 men) under Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas defeats the Persians at Nahāvand (modern Iran). The Persian cavalry, full of confidence, mounts an ill-prepared attack. The Arabs retreat to a safe area, where they outmanoeuvre and destroy the Persians in a narrow mountain valley.