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| 635 • Gaza is conquered by the Muslim Arabs under 'Amr ibn al-'As. It becomes the first city in Palestine developed into a centre of Islamic law. |
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Age: 53y
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Age: 80y
| 714 • Tariq ibn Ziyad conquers the cities Barcelona and Narbonne, where Visigothic nobles accept Umayyad overlordship in return for autonomy in Septimania (Southern France). Supposedly also Muslim raiding towards Avignon and Lyon (approximate date). |