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Arabian Empire: Addition
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* [[February 23]] – Caliph [[Al-Walid I]] dies at [[Damascus]] after a 10-year reign, and is succeeded by his brother [[Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik]]. During his rule the [[Umayyad Caliphate]] reaches its greatest height, with successful campaigns undertaken in [[Transoxiana]] ([[Central Asia]]), [[Sindh]] ([[Pakistan]]), [[Hispania]] and against the [[Byzantine Empire]]. |
* [[February 23]] – Caliph [[Al-Walid I]] dies at [[Damascus]] after a 10-year reign, and is succeeded by his brother [[Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik]]. During his rule the [[Umayyad Caliphate]] reaches its greatest height, with successful campaigns undertaken in [[Transoxiana]] ([[Central Asia]]), [[Sindh]] ([[Pakistan]]), [[Hispania]] and against the [[Byzantine Empire]]. |
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* [[Umayyad conquest of Hispania]]: Arabs led by [[Tariq ibn Ziyad]] advance from the area [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]] (modern-day [[Spain]]), and conquer the fortress city of [[León, Spain|León]]. |
* [[Umayyad conquest of Hispania]]: Arabs led by [[Tariq ibn Ziyad]] advance from the area [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]] (modern-day [[Spain]]), and conquer the fortress city of [[León, Spain|León]]. |
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==== Egypt ==== |
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* [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] military commander [[Abd al-Malik ibn Rifa'a al-Fahmi]] is appointed governor of [[Egypt in the Middle Ages|Egypt]] for the [[Umayyad Caliphate]].{{Cite web |title=Medieval Egypt |url=https://landioustravel.com/egypt/medieval-egypt/ |access-date=2026-04-18 |website=Landious Travel |language=en-US}}{{sfn|Kennedy|1998|p=73}} |
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==== Japan ==== |
==== Japan ==== |
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