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==== Persia ==== * [[May 26]] β [[Battle of Avarayr|Battle of Vartanantz]]: King [[Yazdegerd II]] defeats the [[Armenians|Armenian]] army (66,000 men) under their rebel leader [[Vardan Mamikonian|Vartan Mamikonian]] on the [[Avarayr Plain]] ([[Armenia]]). Despite the loss of Mamikonian, who is killed, the Armenians consider this battle to have been a moral and [[Religion|religious]] victory, since Yazdegerd, out of respect for their efforts, allows them to remain [[Christians|Christian]]. The anniversary is a national and religious holiday.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} * Yazdegerd II issues a [[decree]] to abolish the [[Shabbat]], and orders the execution of [[Jews|Jewish]] leaders, including the [[Exilarch]].{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
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