Explore 15 historical events from 650–659.
Uthman ibn Affan was the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate in Sunni Islam ruling from 644 until his assassination in 656. Uthman, was a second cousin, son-in-law, and senior c…
After a prolonged siege by rebels who demand his abdication, caliph Uthman is assassinated as the rebels enter his palac
Pope Martin I, also known as Martin the Confessor, was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 649 to 653 or 654. He had served as Pope Theodore I's ambassador to Constantinople, and was e…
Pope Martin I is arrested and taken to Constantinople, due to his opposition to monothelitism
Pope Eugene I was the bishop of Rome from 10 August 654 to his death on 2 June 657. He was chosen to become Pope after the deposition and banishment of Martin I by Emperor Constans…
Pope Eugene I
Pyrrhus of Constantinople was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 20 December 638 to 29 September 641, and again from 9 January to 1 June 654.
Pyrrhus, patriarch of Constantinople
Uthman ibn Affan was the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate in Sunni Islam ruling from 644 until his assassination in 656. Uthman, was a second cousin, son-in-law, and senior c…
Uthman, caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate (born 579)
Pope Martin I, also known as Martin the Confessor, was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 649 to 653 or 654. He had served as Pope Theodore I's ambassador to Constantinople, and was e…
Pope Martin I was arrested in the Lateran Palace, Rome, and taken to Constantinople
The First Fitna was the first civil war in the Islamic community. It led to the end of the Rashidun Caliphate and the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate. The civil war involved…
First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I.
Kʼan II was a Maya ruler of Caracol. He reigned AD 618–658.
K'an II, Mayan ruler (born 588)
Pope Vitalian was the bishop of Rome from 30 July 657 to his death in 672. His pontificate was marked by the dispute between the papacy and the imperial government in Constantinopl…
Election of pope Vitalian following the death of pope Eugene I in the previous month.
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 CE until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islam…
Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate
Kʼan II was a Maya ruler of Caracol. He reigned AD 618–658.
K'an II, Mayan ruler (born 588)
The First Fitna was the first civil war in the Islamic community. It led to the end of the Rashidun Caliphate and the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate. The civil war involved…
First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I.
Pope Vitalian was the bishop of Rome from 30 July 657 to his death in 672. His pontificate was marked by the dispute between the papacy and the imperial government in Constantinopl…
Election of pope Vitalian following the death of pope Eugene I in the previous month.
Uthman ibn Affan was the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate in Sunni Islam ruling from 644 until his assassination in 656. Uthman, was a second cousin, son-in-law, and senior c…
After a prolonged siege by rebels who demand his abdication, caliph Uthman is assassinated as the rebels enter his palac
Pope Eugene I was the bishop of Rome from 10 August 654 to his death on 2 June 657. He was chosen to become Pope after the deposition and banishment of Martin I by Emperor Constans…
Pope Eugene I
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 CE until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islam…
Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate
Uthman ibn Affan was the third caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate in Sunni Islam ruling from 644 until his assassination in 656. Uthman, was a second cousin, son-in-law, and senior c…
Uthman, caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate (born 579)
Pope Martin I, also known as Martin the Confessor, was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 649 to 653 or 654. He had served as Pope Theodore I's ambassador to Constantinople, and was e…
Pope Martin I
Pope Eugene I was the bishop of Rome from 10 August 654 to his death on 2 June 657. He was chosen to become Pope after the deposition and banishment of Martin I by Emperor Constans…
Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I.
Pyrrhus of Constantinople was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 20 December 638 to 29 September 641, and again from 9 January to 1 June 654.
Pyrrhus, patriarch of Constantinople
Pope Martin I, also known as Martin the Confessor, was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 649 to 653 or 654. He had served as Pope Theodore I's ambassador to Constantinople, and was e…
Pope Martin I is arrested and taken to Constantinople, due to his opposition to monothelitism
Honorius was a member of the Gregorian mission to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism in 597 AD who later became Archbishop of Canterbury. During h…
Honorius of Canterbury, Italian archbishop and saint
Pope Martin I, also known as Martin the Confessor, was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 649 to 653 or 654. He had served as Pope Theodore I's ambassador to Constantinople, and was e…
Pope Martin I was arrested in the Lateran Palace, Rome, and taken to Constantinople
Oswine, Oswin or Osuine was a King of Deira in northern England.
Oswine of Deira
Aidan of Lindisfarne was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria. He founded a ministry cathedral on the island of Lin…
Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint