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Events and Trends

Events and Trends

★ 630 — Serbs and Croats settle the Balkans in the provinces of Moesia, Pannonia and Dalmatia

★ 632 — Death of Muhammad and transfer of authority in Islam to first caliph.

★ 632, The Muslim conquests begin.

★ 633 — Around this time Isidore of Seville completes his ''Etymologies''

★ 636 — Occupation of Palestine by followers of Muhammad

★ 636, Around this time the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah resulted in a decisive victory for Muslims in the Islamic conquest of Persia, the Persian Empire is conquered by Muslim Arabs led by Khalid ibn al-Walid.

★ 637 — Occupation of Mesopotamia by followers of Muhammad

★ 639 — Plague of Emmaus