What Happened in 634 AD

Major Events

  • Sep 19 Muslim forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus, 1st major city of Eastern Roman Empire taken by the Rashidun Caliphate

Who Died in 634 AD

  • Aug 22 Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies
  • Aug 23 Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, father-in-law and friend of Mohammed and successor as Caliph, dies at 60