Editing 631

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[[File:Sisenado-rey-visigodo.png|thumb|right|King [[Sisenand]] (c. 605–636)]]
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Year '''631''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCXXXI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 631 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Emperor [[Heraclius]] appoints [[Cyrus of Alexandria|Cyrus]], patriarch of [[Alexandria]], with power to act as viceroy (''[[Diocese|dioikesis]]'') of [[Diocese of Egypt (Late Antiquity)|Egypt]]. He begins a 10-year persecution against the non-[[Chalcedonian Christianity|Chalcedonian]] [[Copts|Coptic Christians]].

==== Europe ====
* [[Battle of Wogastisburg]]: The [[Slavs]] under King [[Samo]] defeat the [[Austrasia|Austrasian Franks]], in a three-day battle near [[Trenčín]] (modern [[Slovakia]]). King [[Dagobert I]] is forced to retreat; the Franks with their allies are slaughtered. Samo invades [[Thuringia]] and undertakes [[looting]] raids.<ref>[https://www.e-stredovek.cz/post/kronika-tzv-fredegara-scholastika/ Kronika tzv. Fredegara scholastika]</ref>
* King [[Suintila]] is overthrown after a 10-year reign by his son [[Sisenand]], with the aid of Dagobert I. The [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] nobles offer him a 500-pound plate made of pure [[gold]]. Sisenand becomes new king of the [[Visigothic Kingdom]] and declares his father a [[tyrant]] for his many [[crime]]s.
* The [[Saxons]] ([[Northern Germany]]) appeal to Dagobert I, against the yearly [[tribute]] (500 [[Cattle|cow]]s) which they still pay (approximate date).

==== Britain ====
* King [[Edwin of Northumbria]] refortifies the [[York city walls|city walls]] of [[York]], probably including the building of the so-called ''[[Anglian Tower]]'' (approximate date).

==== Persia ====
* [[Azarmidokht]] (daughter of king [[Khosrau II]]) succeeds her sister [[Borandukht]], as monarch of the [[Sassanid Empire|Persian Empire]]. 
* Azarmidokht is succeeded after a few months reign by [[Khosrau IV]], who becomes new ruler (''[[shah]]'') of Persia. 
* [[Hormizd VI]] proclaims himself king in [[Nusaybin|Nisibis]] ([[Turkey]]). He seizes the [[throne]] and will reign until [[632]].

==== Asia ====
* Emperor [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Tai Zong]] sends envoys to the [[Xueyantuo]], vassals of the [[Göktürks|Eastern Turkic Khaganate]], bearing gold and [[silk]] in order to obtain the release of enslaved Chinese prisoners, who were captured during the transition from the [[Sui dynasty|Sui]] to the [[Tang dynasty]] from the northern frontier. The [[Diplomatic mission|embassy]] succeeds in freeing 80,000 men and women, who are safely returned to [[China]]. 
* Tai Zong establishes a new [[Taoism|Daoist]] [[abbey]], out of gratitude for Daoist priests who had apparently cured the [[crown prince]] of an illness.

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Pope Benjamin I of Alexandria|Benjamin I]], Coptic [[Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|patriarch of Alexandria]], escapes during the persecutions of his fellow [[Christians]] and hides in the [[monastery]] of [[Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great|St. Macarius]] ([[Upper Egypt]]).
* [[Xuanzang]], Chinese [[Bhikkhu|Buddhist monk]], crosses the [[Indus River]] at [[Hund, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Hund]] and travels to [[Kashmir]] ("Heaven on Earth") in northwestern [[India]] (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr]], son of [[Abu Bakr]] and brought up by [[Ali]]
* [[Emperor Temmu|Temmu]], emperor of [[Japan]] (approximate date)
* [[Yeh Fa-shan]], [[Taoism|Daoist]] wonder-worker (d. [[720]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Athanasius I Gammolo]], Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |first1=Jack B. |last1=Tannous|title=Athanasios I Gamolo|encyclopedia=Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition |editor1=Sebastian P. Brock |editor2=Aaron M. Butts |editor3=[[George A. Kiraz]] |editor4=Lucas Van Rompay |url=https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Athanasios-I-Gamolo|year=2011|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Borandukht]], queen of the [[Sassanid Empire|Persian Empire]]
* [[Cinioch|Cinaed mac Luchtren]], king of the [[Picts]]
* [[Rayhana]], slave and wife of [[Muhammad]]

== References ==
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