The 650s

658

K'an II, Mayan ruler (born 588)

Kʼan II was a Maya ruler of Caracol. He reigned AD 618–658.

K'an II, Mayan ruler (born 588)

657

First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I.

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.

657

Election of pope Vitalian following the death of pope Eugene I in the previous month.

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.

657

Pope Eugene 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

657

After a prolonged siege by rebels who demand his abdication, caliph Uthman is assassinated as the rebels enter his palac

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

656 1370 years ago

Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate

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

656 1370 years ago

Uthman, caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate (born 579)

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)

655

Pope Martin I

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

654

Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus 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.

654

Pyrrhus, patriarch of Constantinople

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

653

Pope Martin I is arrested and taken to Constantinople, due to his opposition to monothelitism

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

653

Pope Martin I was arrested in the Lateran Palace, Rome, and taken to 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 was arrested in the Lateran Palace, Rome, and taken to Constantinople

651 1375 years ago

Oswine of Deira

Oswine, Oswin or Osuine was a King of Deira in northern England.

Oswine of Deira

651 1375 years ago

Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint

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