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Heads of State

Year of the Wood horse甲午( at the beginning of the year, water - snake癸巳)

Era of Diocletian: 290/291 ( year November )

Syria: 885/886 (October)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

• December 7 - The Eastern Roman Emperor Justin II raises his general co-emperor Tiberius.
• Merovingian Heresy: King of Neustria Chilperic I of the campaign against his brother, King Sigebert I of Austrasia.
• After the death of Lombard Cleph the intent on independence Lombard dukes renounce to 584 on the choice of a king.

Asia

• Yemen dissolves final of the sovereignty of the Ethiopian kingdom of Aksum.

Religion

Born

• Uthman ibn Affan, Caliph of the Muslims
• Shōtoku Taishi, Japanese emperor's son and culture hero († 622)

Died

• Narses, East Roman commander under Justinian I (c. 490)
• Cleph, King of the Lombards

• 574: Conall I., King of Dalriada