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| 582 • Siege of Sirmium: The Avars under their ruler (khagan) Bayan I, aided by Slavic auxiliary troops, capture the city of Sirmium after almost a 3-year siege. Bayan establishes a new base of operations within the Byzantine Empire from which he plunders the Balkan Peninsula. |
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602
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| 602 • Khosrau II annexes the Lakhmid Kingdom (Southern Iraq) and puts king Nu'man III to death. |
640
Age: 58y
| 640 • Muslim Arabs capture Babylon after a seven-month siege, during a night assault Arab warriors open the city gates.Al Farooq, Umar by Muhammad Husayn Haykal, chapter nr. 21 The Thebaid region (Upper Egypt) is annexed by the Rashidun Caliphate. |