Áedán mac Gabráin

King of Dál Riata

7 dated entries naming Áedán mac Gabráin, drawn from 6 separate years between 532 CE and 608 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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6th century

  • 532Áedán mac Gabráin, king of Dál Riata (Scotland) (approximate date)source
  • 574Áedán mac Gabráin becomes king of Dál Riata (Scotland) (approximate Date).source
  • 575The Convention of Druim Cett: Irish kings discuss the relationship between them and King Áedán mac Gabráin of Dál Riata. The Irish colony (now western Scotland) is confirmed, and rights to tax and levy are agreed to between the rulers.source
  • 596Battle of Raith: An invading force of Angles lands on the Fife coast near Raith (Kirkcaldy) and defeats an alliance of Scots, Britons and Picts, under King Áedán mac Gabráin of Dál Riata (Scotland).source

7th century

  • 603Battle of Degsastan: King Æthelfrith of Northumbria defeats the combined forces of the Strathclyde Britons and Scots under Áedán mac Gabráin, establishing the supremacy of the Angles in the northern part of what will become known as the British Isles.source
  • 608Eochaid Buide succeeds his father Áedán mac Gabráin as king of Dál Riata (modern Scotland).source
  • 608Áedán mac Gabráin, king of Dál Riatasource

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