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Heads of State
Year of the Wood Tiger甲寅( at the beginning of the year, water buffalo癸丑)
Era of Diocletian: 310/311 ( year November )
Syria: 905/906 (October)
Events
Politics and World Affairs
- Revolt of the warning in Franconia
- Gisulf II becomes duke of Friuli in place of Arichis.
- Balkan campaigns of Maurikios: The Eastern Roman commander falls Priscus at the Emperor Maurikios out of favor and is replaced by Petros, the brother of the emperor, who holds the lower Danube against the Slavs.
Religion
- Prince Regent Shōtoku Taishi rises Buddhism the state religion of Japan.
Born
Died
- December 31: Marius of Avenches, first bishop of Lausanne (c. 530/531 )
- 594: Everigisil, Bishop of Cologne