691

This page relates to the year 691 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Asia

  • Apogee of the Turkish empire You or-kiue.
  • Kapaghan (Bek Tchor) succeeds his/her brother, large the khan Qutlugh (691 - 716).
    • Under the reigns of Qutlugh then of his/her brother Bek Tchor, feudality develops in the Turkish empire . The free sodats-shepherds fall more and more under the dependence from the tribal aristocracy. Called “tats”, they are compels with the drudgery for the lords, pay a tribute or make the military service.

The close East

  • Beginning of the construction of the Cupola of the Rock with Jerusalem, the place where Mahomet ( Mohammed ) and assembled with the sky. It makes city a holy city for the Moslems.
  • Striking of the first Dinar of gold (4,25 G) known as “to the Caliph upright” (691-696). Money dirhams (2,97 G) are also struck, because the bimetalism, resulting from the double Byzantine heritage (denarius) and Persian (drachma) is necessary.
  • Musab ibn Zobair is eliminated from Iraq by the caliph `Abd Al-Malik.

Europe

  • Begge, wife of Anségise and mother of Pépin of Herstal founds with Andenne a monastery where it is withdrawn.

Births in 691

Death in 691

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