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| Years: 581 582 583 584 – 585 – 586 587 588 589 | |
| Decades: 550s 560s 570s – 580s – 590s 600s 610s | |
| Centuries: 5th century – 6th century – 7th century | |
Table of contents |
Events
- Emperor Yomei ascends to the throne of Japan.
- In China, Nan Liang Xiao Jing Di succeeds Nan LIang Xiao Ming Di as ruler of the Nan Liang Dynasty.
- The Suebi kingdom on the Iberian peninsula is conquered by the Visigoths under King Leovigild.
- Hussa succeeds his brother Frithuwald as king of Bernicia (traditional date).
- Creoda becomes king of Mercia.
Environmental change
- Famine in Gaul.
Births
Deaths
- Emperor Bidatsu of Japan
- Frithuwald, king of Bernicia (traditional date)
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