What happened in 644?
Battle of Rasil, Zenkō-ji Temple and Omar ibn AlKhatab Mosque — among 4 events recorded in 644.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Battle of Rasil
Rashidun caliphate battle
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Tang campaigns against Karasahr
Tang dynasty conquest
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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Omar ibn AlKhatab Mosque
Early Islamic-era stone mosque in the Al-Darʿi quarter of Dumat al-Jandal, Saudi Arabia, with what is considered the earliest surviving minaret of its type in northern Arabia
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Zenkō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 644.
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Battle of Nahāvand
Battle between Arabs and the Sassanide Empire
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John IV died
Pope
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Arab conquest of Armenia
Arab Rashidun Caliphate conquest of Armenia
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Battle of Bishapur
643–644 battle
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Wei Zheng died
Tang Dynasty chancellor (580-643)
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Flaochad died
Mayor of the Palace
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Isshi Incident
Successful plot by Nakatomi no Kamatari, Prince Naka no Ōe and others who conspired to eliminate the main branch of the Soga clan
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Goguryeo–Tang War
Tang-Korean war of 7th century
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Siege of Ansi
Siege of Ansi fortress (645 AD): battle between Goguryeo and Tang forces in Ansi (Liaodong, China)
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Battle of Nikiou
May 646 battle in Egypt
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Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan born
Born in Medina. Umayyad caliph from 685 to 705.
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Yazid I born
Born in Damascus. Second caliph of the Umayyad caliphate (646-683).
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