26 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 15 AH

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26 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 15 AH · ≈ Wednesday 29 January 637

The second caliph is stabbed leading the dawn prayer; he dies within days, leaving the choice of a successor to six.

26 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 23 AH3 Nov 644DayAttestedRashidun · Hijaz · Death

YEAR-PRECISE — THIS YEAR IN 15 AH

Four days on the desert’s edge break Sasanian field power; Ctesiphon and Iraq follow.

15 AH≈ 636 CEYearDisputedRashidun · Iraq · Battle

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