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582
| 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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Age: 20y
602
Age: 20y
| 602 • Third Chinese domination of Vietnam: The Lý Nam De Dynasty ends; Hau Lý Nam De, last ruler of Vąn Xuân (North Vietnam), abdicates the throne and becomes a vassal of the Sui Dynasty. |
640
Age: 58y
| 640 • Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army (15,000 men) under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt). Amr divides his troops into three parts, surrounding the Byzantines. |