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Events

By Place

Europe

Asia

Middle East

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ Dagobert I succeeded by Clovis II as king of the Franks in Neustria and Burgundy

Asia

★ During the Islamic conquest of Persia, the city of Susa is destroyed.

★ The Xueyantuo assaulted the Chinese-conquered vassal of Eastern Tujue. Although simultaneously fighting in Korea against Goguryeo, the Chinese Tang Dynasty nonetheless initiated Emperor Taizong's campaign against Xueyantuo, where the famous general Li Shiji was deployed to fend off attacks in Tujue. By 646 the Xueyantuo state was destroyed.

Middle East

★ Initial Islamic invasion of Egypt by the Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab. Plague of Emmaus.

Births

★ Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne

★ Yeon Namsan, Goguryeo-Korean military leader who later served as an official in the Chinese Tang Dynasty (d. 701).

Deaths

★ January 19 — Dagobert I, king of the Franks (b. c. 603)

★ Wang Gui, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (born 571)

★ Yang Gongren, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty