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Calendar overview 637
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| 637 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 85/86 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 629/630 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1180/81 (southern Buddhism); 1179/80 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 55th (56th) cycle
Year of the Fire Rooster丁酉 ( at the beginning of the year Fire Monkey 丙申) |
| Islamic calendar | 15/16 (turn of the year February 1st / 2nd) |
| Jewish calendar | 4397/98 (September 24/25) |
| Coptic calendar | 353/354 |
| Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MCCCXC (1390)
Diocletian's era : 353/354 (November turn of the year) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 947/948 (April)
Syria: 948/949 (October) |
| Spanish era | 675 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 693/694 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Islamic expansion
- April: Islamic expansion / conquest of the Levant : Jerusalem is conquered by the Arabs after a six-month siege .
- October: Battle of the Iron Bridge
- After the victory at Kadesia , the Arabs conquer the Sassanid capital of Ctesiphon .
Europe
- Defeat of the Irish Scottish Empire by Dalriada under Domnal against the Irish Uí Néill in the battle of Mag Rath ( Cath Maige Rátha ).
- around 637: After the Basque country rebelled against its rule, the Frankish king Dagobert I succeeded in overthrowing it with a large-scale campaign. In Clichy the Basques are forced to swear allegiance to him. The incursion of the Duke of Brittany , Judicael, who wanted to take advantage of the situation, can also be repulsed.
Culture and society
- Construction of the Potala Palace begins in the Tibetan capital Lhasa .
Born
- around 637: Suitbert , missionary and saint († 713 )
- around 637: Lu Zhaolin , Chinese poet († 689 )
Died
- February 16 : Maria al-Qibtiyya , Christian slave and concubine of the founder of the religion Mohammed
- Andrew of Caesarea , Archbishop (* 563 )
- Johannes Athalarich , Byzantine emperor's son and usurper (* around 600 )