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| 656 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 104/105 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 648/649 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1199/1200 (southern Buddhism); 1198/99 (alternative calculation according to Buddhas Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 55th (56th) cycle
Year of the fire dragon丙辰 ( at the beginning of the year wooden rabbit 乙卯) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 18/19 (turn of the year April) |
| Iranian calendar | 34/35 (turn of the year March) |
| Islamic calendar | 35/36 (turn of the year 29/30 June) |
| Jewish calendar | 4416/17 (23/24 September) |
| Coptic calendar | 372/373 |
| Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MCDIX (1409)
Diocletian's era : 372/373 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 966/967 (April)
Syria: 967/968 (October) |
| Spanish era | 694 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 712/713 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Asia
ʿAlī ibn Abī Tālib is elected fourth Muslim caliph after the assassination of ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān on June 17th . He hesitates at first, but accepts the homage five days later. However, he is not generally recognized by, among others, Aisha bint Abi Bakr , Talha ibn ʿUbaidallāh , az-Zubair ibn al-ʿAuwām and Muawiya , who accuse him of the murder of his predecessor.
On December 9th, the Camel Battle of Basra takes place: Caliph ʿAlī ibn Abī Tālib defeats the opposition to his rule without being able to crush them. As a result, Ali's opponents rallied around the Umayyad Muawiya, the governor of Syria .
Europe
The caretaker of the Franconian part of Austrasia , Grimoald , a son of Pippin the Elder , uses the death of the Austrasian King Sigibert III. on the coup d'état: he raises his own son as Childebertus adoptivus to be Sigibert's successor, while he has Sigibert's son Dagobert II , who is still a toddler at the time, brought to a monastery in Ireland . There is opposition to Grimoald's action in Neustria . The local king Clovis II and his caretaker Ebroin ensure that Grimoald is disempowered; he dies in dungeon in 656 or 657. The Austrasian kingship of Childebertus adoptivus is evidently not affected.
Ealhfrith succeeds Æthelwald as King of Deira .
Oswiu von Bernicia annexes Mercia .
Religion and culture
Christianity
The Visigoth king Rekkeswinth convenes the tenth council of Toledo .
Shintoism
The Yasaka Shrine , a Shinto shrine in Kyoto , is built.
Died
Date of death secured
- February 1 : Sigibert III. , Merovingian Frankish King (* 630 )
- June 17 : ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān , third rightly guided caliph of the Sunnis, opponent, later follower of Mohammed (* 574 )
Exact date of death unknown
- Easter: Peada , King of Mercia
- December: az-Zubair ibn al-ʿAuwām , companion of Mohammed (* around 597 )
- December: Talha ibn ʿUbaidallāh , companion of Muhammad
- ʿAbd Allah ibn Saʿd ibn Abī Sarh , Arab governor of Upper Egypt and general
Died around 656
- 656/ 657 : Grimoald the Elder , Meier house in the Frankish realm part Austrasien (* to 615 )
