This page relates to the year 641 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Europe

  • the Thuringe is freed from the franque domination.
  • Saint Eloi (born towards 588), bishop of Boundary-line-Turned (641-660) tries without success to convert the pagan ones of Antwerp.
  • Grimoald, wire of Pip of Landen, mayor of Austrasie.
  • Beginning of the Constant reign of II, Byzantine Emperor (fine in 668).
  • Reign of Héraclius II Héraclonas, Byzantine Emperor associated.
  • Reign and death of Constantin III Héraclius, Byzantine Emperor associated.
    • With died of Héraclius, its sons Constantin and Héraclonas draw up one against the other to succeed to him, then with dead of Constantin (poisoned?), partisans of his son and those of Héraclonas. The troops of Asia, raised by the Armenian officer Valentine oblige Héraclonas and his Martine mother to be joined Constant II, wire of Constantin, 11 years old. Héraclonas is reversed, its torn off nose and deportee in Rhodos. Martine with the cut language.
  • a Slavic kingdom is constituted with the current site of the Bohemia.

Asia

  • the Christianisme nestorien reaches the China.
  • the king Tibetan of Lhassa wife a Chinese infante.

The close East

  • the Arabs take Alexandria in November. The Byzantines have eleven months to evacuate the city by carrying their goods. The 40.000 Juifs are authorized to remain. Two hundred Greek and Egyptian hostages guarantee the good execution of the peace treaty.

  • the Arab general Amr conquers Low-Egypt, then occupies Nubie.
  • Occupation of High Mésopotamie (Mosul, 639-641), which becomes Djézira and of Arménie (640-643). The two areas depend on Damas.

Births in 641

Death in 641

  • Héraclius I, Byzantine Emperor.

  • Holy Arnoul, bishop of Metz.

Map-bms: 641

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