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627 CE

627 CE in world history: 4 events and 2 deaths. 251 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 12 April

    King Edwin of Northumbria is baptised by Paulinus

    Edwin, king of Deira and Bernicia, was baptised with his chief men by Paulinus, the first Bishop of York, according to Bede. He was the first ruler of both kingdoms to convert to Christianity.

    Edwin of Northumbria

  2. 12 December

    Heraclius defeats the Persians near Nineveh

    The Byzantine emperor Heraclius routed a Sasanian army near the ruins of Nineveh in Mesopotamia. The victory ended a 26-year war, but both exhausted empires soon fell prey to the Arab conquests.

    Sasanian EmpireHeracliusNineveh

  3. Battle

    Battle of Nineveh (627)

    The Battle of Nineveh was fought in 627 CE near the ruins of ancient Nineveh in northern Mesopotamia, where the Byzantine emperor Heraclius defeated a Sasanian army.

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Died in 627 CE 2

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