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Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries: 6th century – 7th century – 8th century
Decades: 630s  640s  650s  – 660s –  670s  680s  690s
Years: 658 659 660 – 661 – 662 663 664

Events

  • A series of wars begin between the Byzantine Empire and the Sassanid Empire.


Deaths

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  • Anonymous - Muawiya with Councillors, from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru’s Majma’ al-tawarikh - 1983.94.4 - Yale University Art Gallery

    Muawiya I became caliph in mid 661, after the Abdication of caliph al-Hasan. Muawiya established the Umayyad dynasty (Muawiya with Councillors, from the manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru’s Majma’ al-tawarikh)

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