What happened in 659?
Battle of Nahrawan, Western Turkic Khaganate dissolved and Izumo Taisha — among 9 events recorded in 659. A further 2 events are 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 4
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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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Ishbara Qaghan died
Died in Chang'an. Tenth (last) Qaghan of the Western Turkic Khaganate (r. 651–658).
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Izumo Taisha
Possibly oldest Shinto shrine in Japan
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Empires & Countries 1
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Western Turkic Khaganate dissolved
Western Turkic Khaganate ceased to exist, having been centered at Suyab.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 659 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 659.
7th century 2
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Jonas of Bobbio died
Columbanian monk and writer of hagiography
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Jonas of Bobbio
Columbanian monk and writer of hagiography
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