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Heads of State

Year of the Earth Monkey戊申( at the beginning of the year fire - sheep丁未)

Era of Diocletian: 304/305 ( year November )

Syria: 899/900 (October)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Eastern Roman Empire

Britain

• After the death of his son Ælles Æthelric is succeeded as king of Deira.

Religion

• On the island of Skellig Michael off the Irish south-west coast of the best known, but also most inaccessible medieval monasteries of Ireland is founded.

Died

• Abraham Kaschkar, abbot in western Persian Grenzbebiet to the Eastern Roman Empire (* 503)
• Aelle, first of traditional king of Deira

• 588: John of Ephesus, bishop and church historian (c. 507)