655
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| Centuries: | 6th century · 7th century · 8th century |
| Decades: | 620s 630s 640s 650s 660s 670s 680s |
| Years: | 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 |
| 655 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 655 DCLV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1408 |
| Armenian calendar | 104 ԹՎ ՃԴ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1189 – -1188 |
| Bengali calendar | 62 |
| Berber calendar | 1605 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1199 |
| Burmese calendar | 17 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6163 – 6164 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲寅年十一月十八日 (3291/3351-11-18) — to —
乙卯年十一月廿八日(3292/3352-11-28) |
| Coptic calendar | 371 – 372 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 647 – 648 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4415 – 4416 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 710 – 711 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 577 – 578 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3756 – 3757 |
| Holocene calendar | 10655 |
| Iranian calendar | 33 – 34 |
| Islamic calendar | 34 – 35 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2988 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1198 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Europe
- November 15—Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats Mercian king Penda in the Battle of Winwaed.
- Peada succeeds his father Penda as king of Mercia.
- Clovis II is succeeded by Clotaire III as king of the Franks.
[edit] Byzantine Empire and Arab Empire
- A Constans II's fleet is defeated by the Abdullah bin Sa'ad bin Abi Sarh the Arab at Finike at the Battle of the Masts.
[edit] Asia
- Empress Saimei ascends to the throne of Japan.
- Arab armies conquer Khurasan. [1]
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- September 1—Pope Martin I (in exile)
- November 15—Penda, king of Mercia (killed in battle)
- November 27—Clovis II, king of the Franks
- Empress Wang
- Consort Xiao
[edit] References
- ^ Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.
