The Chinese city of
Ye (
Henan) is razed to the ground by
Yang Jian, future founder of the
Sui dynasty, who defeats a resistance force under
Yuchi Jiong.
The
Visigoths under King
Liuvigild capture the city of
Mérida (western central
Spain), which is under the political control of its popular bishop
Masona. He is arrested and
exiled for 3 years.
Spring – Emperor
Xuan, age 52, dies after a 13-year reign and is succeeded by his incompetent son
Houzhu, who becomes the new ruler of the
Chen dynasty.
Emperor
Wen of the
Sui dynasty orders the building of a new capital, which he calls Daxing (Great Prosperity), on a site southeast of
Chang'an (modern
Xi'an).
September – King
Chilperic I is stabbed to death while returning from a
hunt near
Chelles, after a 23-year reign over a territory extending from
Aquitaine, to the northern seacoast of what later will be
France. His wife
Fredegund, who has paid for his
assassination, seizes his wealth, flees to
Paris with her son
Chlothar II, and persuades the
nobles to accept him as legitimate heir while she serves as
regent, continuing her power struggles with
Guntram, king of
Burgundy, and her sister
Brunhilda, queen mother of
Austrasia.
Gundoald, illegitimate son of
Chlothar I, tries to expend his territory from
Brive-la-Gaillarde (Burgundy) and proclaims himself king (approximate date).
July –
Gundoald,
Merovingian usurper king, and his followers are defeated during the
siege of Saint-Bertrand. He is executed and Guntram stages a triumphal entry into
Orléans.
The
Armenian bishop Kardutsat goes with 7
priests, on a missionary trip to the
steppes north of the
Caucasus. He succeeds in
baptizing many
Huns and in translating books into their language.[13]
Sledd succeeds his father
Æscwine as king of
Essex (approximate date).
Asia
Battle of Shigisan: The
Soga clan, which has intermarried with the royal
Yamato clan, fights the
Mononobe and
Nakatomi clans over influence in selecting a new successor for the Japanese
throne, after Emperor
Yōmei dies. The Soga favor importing
Buddhism from the
Asian mainland, described there as the
religion of the most civilized. The Mononobe and Nakatomi hold that Buddhism would be an affront to the gods. The Soga win the
civil war and
Sushun, age 66, becomes the
32nd emperor of
Japan.
Fall – The
Liang dynasty ends: Emperor
Wéndi of the
Sui dynasty abolishes Western Liang and expands his territory into the lower valley of the
Yangtze River. He sends his official
Gao Jiong to the capital
Jiangling, to pacify the citizens. The former emperor
Xiao Jing Di becomes a
vassal and is named the Duke of Liang.
Yan Zhitui, scholar-official, makes the first reference to the use of
toilet paper in human history. It is used in the Chinese
imperial court and amongst the other wealthy citizens.
Greatrex, Geoffrey; Lieu, Samuel N. C. (2002). The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (Part II, 363–630 AD). London: Routledge.
ISBN0-415-14687-9.
The Chinese city of
Ye (
Henan) is razed to the ground by
Yang Jian, future founder of the
Sui dynasty, who defeats a resistance force under
Yuchi Jiong.
The
Visigoths under King
Liuvigild capture the city of
Mérida (western central
Spain), which is under the political control of its popular bishop
Masona. He is arrested and
exiled for 3 years.
Spring – Emperor
Xuan, age 52, dies after a 13-year reign and is succeeded by his incompetent son
Houzhu, who becomes the new ruler of the
Chen dynasty.
Emperor
Wen of the
Sui dynasty orders the building of a new capital, which he calls Daxing (Great Prosperity), on a site southeast of
Chang'an (modern
Xi'an).
September – King
Chilperic I is stabbed to death while returning from a
hunt near
Chelles, after a 23-year reign over a territory extending from
Aquitaine, to the northern seacoast of what later will be
France. His wife
Fredegund, who has paid for his
assassination, seizes his wealth, flees to
Paris with her son
Chlothar II, and persuades the
nobles to accept him as legitimate heir while she serves as
regent, continuing her power struggles with
Guntram, king of
Burgundy, and her sister
Brunhilda, queen mother of
Austrasia.
Gundoald, illegitimate son of
Chlothar I, tries to expend his territory from
Brive-la-Gaillarde (Burgundy) and proclaims himself king (approximate date).
July –
Gundoald,
Merovingian usurper king, and his followers are defeated during the
siege of Saint-Bertrand. He is executed and Guntram stages a triumphal entry into
Orléans.
The
Armenian bishop Kardutsat goes with 7
priests, on a missionary trip to the
steppes north of the
Caucasus. He succeeds in
baptizing many
Huns and in translating books into their language.[13]
Sledd succeeds his father
Æscwine as king of
Essex (approximate date).
Asia
Battle of Shigisan: The
Soga clan, which has intermarried with the royal
Yamato clan, fights the
Mononobe and
Nakatomi clans over influence in selecting a new successor for the Japanese
throne, after Emperor
Yōmei dies. The Soga favor importing
Buddhism from the
Asian mainland, described there as the
religion of the most civilized. The Mononobe and Nakatomi hold that Buddhism would be an affront to the gods. The Soga win the
civil war and
Sushun, age 66, becomes the
32nd emperor of
Japan.
Fall – The
Liang dynasty ends: Emperor
Wéndi of the
Sui dynasty abolishes Western Liang and expands his territory into the lower valley of the
Yangtze River. He sends his official
Gao Jiong to the capital
Jiangling, to pacify the citizens. The former emperor
Xiao Jing Di becomes a
vassal and is named the Duke of Liang.
Yan Zhitui, scholar-official, makes the first reference to the use of
toilet paper in human history. It is used in the Chinese
imperial court and amongst the other wealthy citizens.
Greatrex, Geoffrey; Lieu, Samuel N. C. (2002). The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars (Part II, 363–630 AD). London: Routledge.
ISBN0-415-14687-9.