What happened in 611?

Around this time

The nearest recorded events on either side of 611.

• Battle of Dhi Qar

  609Wars & Conflicts · Dhi Qar Governorate

  Pre-Islamic battle fought between Arabs from bani wael (anaza tribe now) and a Sassanid Persian army

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• Venantius Fortunatus died

  609People · Poitiers

  Italian saint-bishop, poet and hymnwriter (c. 530-c. 600/609)

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• Zuhayr died

  609People · Najd, Saudi Arabia

  Arabian poet

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• Muhammad receives first revelation

  610Major Events · Mecca, Arabia

  Muhammad receives what Muslims believe to be the first verses of the Quran, marking the start of Islam.

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• Thomas I of Constantinople died

  610People · Constantinople

  Priest

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• Siege of Edessa

  610Wars & Conflicts · Edessa

  609 or 610 siege of Byzantine Edessa by the Sasanian Empire

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• Battle of Salsu

  612Wars & Conflicts · Ch'ongch'on River

  Enormous battle that occurred in the year AD 612

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• Secundus of Non died

  612People · Trento

  Longobard monk and historian

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• Battle of Tolbiac

  612Wars & Conflicts · Zülpich

  612 battle

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• Theuderic II died

  613People · Metz

  King of Burgundy

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• Battle of Antioch

  613Wars & Conflicts · Antioch

  613 battle

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• Priscus died

  613People · Chora Church

  Byzantine general

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