591 battle. It took place in August 591 CE in what is now Iran. The setting was Ganzak. It was part of the Sasanian Civil War of 589–591 and the Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591. Those involved included the Byzantine Empire, the Sasanian Empire, Sasanian Armenia and the Sasanian Empire.
Before and after
- 577 CEBattle of Deorham
- from 581 CE to 618 CESui dynasty
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- 586 CEBirth of Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
- August 591 CEBattle of the Blarathon
- 593 CEConstruction of Itsukushima Shrine
- 597 CEConstruction of Canterbury Cathedral
- 598 CEBirth of Brahmagupta
- from 598 CE to 1538Origins of St Augustine's Abbey
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