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A Germanic kingdom in northern and central Italy, founded when Alboin led the Lombards across the Alps in 568. Pavia was its capital. Charlemagne took Pavia in 774 and added the kingdom to the Frankish realm.
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- Zapotec civilization
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- Visigothic Kingdom
- Anglo-Saxon England
- Merovingian Kingdom
- Kingdom of Gwynedd
- Bulgarian Empire
- Al-Andalus
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- Kingdom of Aksum
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- Sasanian Empire
- Umayyad Caliphate
- Abbasid Caliphate
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- Pala Empire
- Goguryeo
- Champa
- Baekje
- Kofun period and Yamato state
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- Srivijaya
Key events
The Lombards and the Avars destroy the Gepid kingdomDisputed
Sources agree on the alliance with the Avars and the year 567, but differ on who killed the Gepid king Cunimund.
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- Sasanian EmpireMiddle East & Central Asia
- Anuradhapura KingdomSouth Asia
- GoguryeoEast Asia & Pacific
- BaekjeEast Asia & Pacific
- SillaEast Asia & Pacific
- ChampaEast Asia & Pacific
- Kofun period and Yamato stateEast Asia & Pacific
- Wari EmpireSouth America (uncertain overlap)
- TeotihuacanMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- FunanEast Asia & Pacific (uncertain overlap)
Alboin leads the Lombards into Italy and founds their kingdom
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- Kingdom of GwyneddEurope
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- SogdiaMiddle East & Central Asia
- Sasanian EmpireMiddle East & Central Asia
- Anuradhapura KingdomSouth Asia
- GoguryeoEast Asia & Pacific
- BaekjeEast Asia & Pacific
- SillaEast Asia & Pacific
- ChampaEast Asia & Pacific
- Kofun period and Yamato stateEast Asia & Pacific
- Wari EmpireSouth America (uncertain overlap)
- TeotihuacanMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- FunanEast Asia & Pacific (uncertain overlap)
Alboin is assassinated at Verona in a plot involving his wife Rosamund and his foster brother HelmichisDisputed
The World History Encyclopedia, following Paul the Deacon, says Rosamund set the plot in motion to avenge her father. Wikipedia names Helmichis as its organiser, with Rosamund's support, and notes an account that has the Byzantines instigating it. Wikipedia dates the killing to 28 June 572.
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- Anglo-Saxon EnglandEurope
- Kingdom of GwyneddEurope
- Merovingian KingdomEurope
- Kingdom of AksumAfrica
- SogdiaMiddle East & Central Asia
- Sasanian EmpireMiddle East & Central Asia
- Anuradhapura KingdomSouth Asia
- GoguryeoEast Asia & Pacific
- BaekjeEast Asia & Pacific
- SillaEast Asia & Pacific
- ChampaEast Asia & Pacific
- Kofun period and Yamato stateEast Asia & Pacific
- Wari EmpireSouth America (uncertain overlap)
- TeotihuacanMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
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Pepin III of the Franks besieges King Aistulf in PaviaDisputed
Einhard's translator brackets 754 beside the war. Wikipedia dates Pepin's first invasion and his siege of Pavia to 755, and a second campaign to 756.
Sources
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- SillaEast Asia & Pacific
- ChampaEast Asia & Pacific
- SrivijayaEast Asia & Pacific
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- TiwanakuSouth America (uncertain overlap)
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Toltec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Carolingian EmpireEurope (uncertain overlap)
- Kingdom of AksumAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Kanem–Bornu EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Swahili coastAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- SogdiaMiddle East & Central Asia (uncertain overlap)
- Pala EmpireSouth Asia (uncertain overlap)
Charlemagne takes Pavia and defeats King Desiderius, ending the Lombard kingdom
Sources
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- SrivijayaEast Asia & Pacific
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- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Toltec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Carolingian EmpireEurope (uncertain overlap)
- Kingdom of AksumAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Kanem–Bornu EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Swahili coastAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- SogdiaMiddle East & Central Asia (uncertain overlap)