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Year of the Metal Dog庚戌(at the beginning of earth -Hahn己酉)
Era of Diocletian: 306/307 ( year November )
Syria: 901/902 (October)
Events
Politics and World Affairs
Asia
- February 6: The Sasanian Great King Hormizd IV is overthrown by the Persian nobility, blinded, imprisoned and eventually murdered. In his place, his son Khosrau II is elevated to the throne. But this has to flee, proclaims himself on March 9 in Ctesiphon to the Great King and Bahram VI first, before the rebellion of the military commander Bahram Chobin. calls it. Bahram may, however, hold only one year.
Europe
- Agilulf is elected king of the Lombards.
- After the death of Ceawlin is Ceol King of Wessex.
- 590: Northern British troops (North Rheged, Strathclyde, Bryneich, Elmet ) besiege the forces of King Hussa of Bernicia at Lindisfarne; Northumbria is saved by the disunity of the Britons.
Africa
- The Eastern Roman Emperor Maurikios founded the Exarchate of Carthage, which by the Arabs until the conquest of 698 inventory.
Religion
- February 7: Pope Pelagius II died of a " plague " that disease. On September 3 Gregory the Great is elected to succeed him.
- Everigisil becomes bishop of Cologne.
- Columbanus the Younger founded the monastery of Luxeuil in the Vosges near an old pagan place of worship. In Alsace, the monastery Marmoutier is founded.
- The Council of Seville takes place.
Born
- Harsha, Indian Great King († 647 )
Died
- February 7: Pelagius II, Pope
- September 5: Authari, King of the Lombards (c. 540)
- Hormizd IV, Persian Great King