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570
Islam
Birth of Mohammad, founder of Islam. -
Period: 570 to
Tang Dynasty vs. Islam
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Jan 1, 615
Islam
The Sassanid Empire under Shah Khosrau II sacks Jerusalem, taking away the relic of the True cross. -
Jan 1, 622
Islam
Year one of the Islamic calendar begins, during which the Hijra occurs—Muhammad and his followers emigrate from Mecca to Medina in September -
Jan 1, 624
Tang Dynasty
The Yiwen Leiju encyclopedia is completed by Ouyang Xun. -
Jan 1, 632
Islam
The Muslim conquests begin -
Jan 1, 635
Tang Dynasty
First Christian missionaries arrive in China -
Jan 1, 744
Tang Dynasty
Poets Du Fu and Li Bai meet for the first time. -
Tang Dynasty
Zhu Wen overthrows the Tang Dynasty -
Tang Dynasty
Huang Chao burns and loots the international seaport at Guangzhou, killing thousands of native Chinese and foreign merchants from all over the Asian continent. -
Islam
The Byzantine-Arab Wars begin. Much of the Roman Empire is conquered by Muslim Arabs led by Khalid ibn al-Walid