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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

• Byzantine Emperor Heraclius invades Persia.

Asia

• May 28 — Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin defeats the numerically superior army of Dou Jiande.
• June 4 — Wang Shichong surrenders to Li Shimin following Dou Jiande's defeat.

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Religion

• Muhammad is said to have visited heaven aboard the steed/unicorn with wings or Buraq, in the Isra wal-Miraj, (the Night Journey), from Mecca and then to heaven from Jerusalem 's Temple Mount, then back to Mecca.

Births

• Ardashir III, King of Persia

Deaths

• Sisebut, king of the Visigoths
• Dou Jiande, warlord and opponent of Li Yuan
• Wang Shichong, warlord and opponent of Li Yuan
• Dou Kang, Chinese general and briefly a chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
• Xiao Xi
• Zhu Can

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