Editing 639

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[[File:Mohammad adil-Muslim conquest of Egypt.PNG|upright=1.35|thumb|The [[Muslim conquest of Egypt|Muslim invasion]] of [[Diocese of Egypt (Late Antiquity)|Egypt]] (639–642)]]
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Year '''639''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCXXXIX]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 639 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 ===

==== Europe ====
* [[January 19]] &ndash; [[Dagobert I]] dies after a 10-year reign as king of all the [[Franks]], in which his [[realm]] has prospered. He is succeeded by [[Sigebert III]] (age 9), independent ruler of [[Austrasia]], and his half-brother [[Clovis II]] (age 2), who becomes king of [[Neustria]] and [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]]. Under the supervision of [[Pepin of Landen]], [[Mayor of the Palace]], the royal [[treasury]] is distributed between the two brothers and widowed queen [[Nanthild]] ([[Regency (government)|regent]] on Clovis' behalf).

==== Arabian Empire ====
* [[Arab–Byzantine wars#Arab conquests of North Africa: 639–698|Arab–Byzantine War]]: The [[Rashidun army]] (4,000 men), under the command of [['Amr ibn al-'As]], invades [[Diocese of Egypt (Late Antiquity)|Byzantine Egypt]]. They capture the strategic town of [[Pelusium]] ([[Nile Delta]]) after a two-month [[siege]]. Arab reinforcements led by [[Zubayr ibn al-Awwam]] are sent from [[Medina]] to assist Amr's army. The losses incurred by the [[Muslim]]s are ameliorated by [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]] [[Bedouin]]s, tribes of [[Rashida, Libya|Rashida]] and Lakhm;<ref>Al-Maqrizi, Mawaiz wa al-'i'tibar bi dhikr al-khitat wa al-'athar</ref> they join the invaders in [[Muslim conquest of Egypt|conquering Egypt]].<ref name="Alfred Butler page 213">Alfred Butler, "The Invasion of Egypt", p. 213</ref>
* [[Hormuzan]], Persian [[satrap]] of [[Elam|Susiana]] (vassal of the [[Rashidun Caliphate]]), revolts against the Muslims and raids [[Mesopotamia]]. Arab forces under [[Abu Musa Ashaari|Abu Musa al-Asha'ari]] destroy [[Susa]] in the lower [[Zagros Mountains]].
* [[Plague of Emmaus]]: An [[epidemic]] disease which has broken out in [[Emmaus]] ([[Imwas]]) in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] strikes the city and the [[military camp]]s of the [[Arab Muslims|Muslim Arabs]], killing most of its population (estimated at 25,000 people) until it subsides in October.

==== Asia ====

* The [[Xueyantuo]] assaults the Chinese-conquered vassal of [[Göktürks|Eastern Tujue]]. Although simultaneously fighting in [[Korea]] against [[Goguryeo]], Emperor [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Tai Zong]] commissions his famous general [[Li Shiji]] to fend off attacks in the [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Xueyantuo|campaign against Xueyantuo]].
* An unsuccessful revolt of Prince [[Kürşat (hero)|Kürşat]] (of the [[Göktürks#Eastern Turkic Khaganate|Eastern Turks]]) breaks out in [[China]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Saint Eligius|Eligius]] succeeds [[Acarius]] as [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tournai|bishop of Doornik and Noyon]]. He becomes constituted guardian of the towns of [[Vermandois]], which also include [[Ghent]] and [[Kortrijk]] ([[Flanders]]).<ref>[[Audoin (bishop)|Saint Quen of Rouen]]; trans. Jo Ann McNamara. "The life of Saint Eligius" (Vita Sanci Eligii)</ref>
* The First [[Torcello Cathedral|Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta]] is founded by the [[exarch of Ravenna|exarch]] [[Isaac (Exarch)|Isaac]] of [[Ravenna]] on [[Torcello]], confirming the island's importance as a centre of population in [[Venice]] at this date. 
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== Births ==
* [[Aldegonde]], Frankish [[abbess]] (approximate date)
* [[Aldhelm]], [[bishop of Sherborne]] (approximate date)
* [[Ecgberht of Ripon]], bishop of [[Lindisfarne]] (d. [[729]])
* [[Yeon Namsan]], military leader of [[Goguryeo]] (d. [[701]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 19]] &ndash; [[Dagobert I]], king of the [[Franks]] (b. c. [[603]])
* [[February 3]] &ndash; [[K'inich Yo'nal Ahk I]], [[ajaw]] of [[Piedras Negras (Maya site)|Piedras Negras]]
* [[November 27]] &ndash; [[Acarius]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tournai|bishop of Doornik and Noyon]] 
* [[Suhayl ibn Amr]] (b. c. [[556]])
* [[Abu Jandal ibn Suhayl]] (b. [[594]] - [[601]])
* [[Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah]], commander of the [[Rashidun Caliphate]] (b. [[583]])
* [[Muadh ibn Jabal]], early Muslim scholar
* [[Shurahbil ibn Hasana]], [[Rashidun Caliphate]] general
* [[Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan]], general of the [[Rashidun Caliphate]]
* [[Faílbe Flann mac Áedo Duib]], king of [[Munster]] ([[Ireland]])
* [[Wang Gui (Tang chancellor)|Wang Gui]], chancellor of the [[Tang dynasty]] (b. [[571]])
* [[Yang Gongren]], chancellor of the Tang dynasty

== References ==
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