What happened in 659?
4 recorded events in 659, including 3 in people and 1 in wars & conflicts. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Battle of Nahrawan
Battle between Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Kharijites (658)
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People 3
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Chu Suiliang died
Chinese chancellor
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Zhangsun Wuji died
Chinese politician of the Tang dynasty (594-659)
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Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin born
Born in Medina. Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 659 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 659.
7th century 1
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Jonas of Bobbio died
Columbanian monk and writer of hagiography
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