581
Appearance
Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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581 by topic |
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Leaders |
Categories |
Gregorian calendar | 581 DLXXXI |
Ab urbe condita | 1334 |
Armenian calendar | 30 ԹՎ Լ |
Assyrian calendar | 5331 |
Balinese saka calendar | 502–503 |
Bengali calendar | −12 |
Berber calendar | 1531 |
Buddhist calendar | 1125 |
Burmese calendar | −57 |
Byzantine calendar | 6089–6090 |
Chinese calendar | Canh tửNiên (MetalRat) 3278 or 3071 — to — Tân sửu niên (MetalOx) 3279 or 3072 |
Coptic calendar | 297–298 |
Discordian calendar | 1747 |
Ethiopian calendar | 573–574 |
Hebrew calendar | 4341–4342 |
Hindu calendars | |
-Vikram Samvat | 637–638 |
-Shaka Samvat | 502–503 |
-Kali Yuga | 3681–3682 |
Holocene calendar | 10581 |
Iranian calendar | 41 BP – 40 BP |
Islamic calendar | 42 BH – 41 BH |
Javanese calendar | 470–471 |
Julian calendar | 581 DLXXXI |
Korean calendar | 2914 |
Minguo calendar | 1331 beforeROC Dân tiền 1331 niên |
Nanakshahi calendar | −887 |
Seleucid era | 892/893AG |
Thai solar calendar | 1123–1124 |
Tibetan calendar | Dương kim thử niên (male Iron-Rat) 707 or 326 or −446 — to — Âm kim ngưu niên (female Iron-Ox) 708 or 327 or −445 |
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Year581(DLXXXI) was acommon year starting on Wednesday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.The denomination 581 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
[edit]By place
[edit]Byzantine Empire
[edit]- Byzantine–Sasanian War:AByzantine armycommanded byMaurice,and supported byGhassanidforces under KingAl-Mundhir III,fails to capture thePersiancapital,Ctesiphon,along theEuphrates.[1]
- Maurice accuses Mundhir III oftreason,and brings him toConstantinopleto face trial. EmperorTiberius II Constantinetreats him well, and allows Mundhir with his family a comfortableresidence.[2][3]
- Al-Nu'man VI,son (de facto) of Mundhir III, revolts with the Ghassanids against theByzantine Empire,after his father is treacherously arrested.
Europe
[edit]- Palace coup inAustrasia:New advisors break thepeace treatywith KingGuntram,and make a newalliancewith his half brotherChilperic I,in whichChildebert II,age 11, is recognized as Chilperic's heir.
- TheLombardsunderZotto,Duke of Benevento,sack theabbeyofMonte CassinonearNaples.TheBenedictinemonks who survive flee to Rome, but they return to the site, and rebuild themonastery.
- TheGöktürksunderTaspar Qaghanbesiege the city ofChersonesos Taurica(modernUkraine), located at theBlack Sea;their cavalry keepplunderingthe steppes of theCrimean Peninsulauntil 590.[4]
Britain
[edit]- TheAnglo-SaxonsunderÆllaconquerDeira(Northern England) from theBritons.He becomes the first king of Deira (according to theAnglo-Saxon Chronicle).
Asia
[edit]- TheNorthern Zhou dynastyends:Yáng Jiānexecutes the last ruler, 8-year-oldJing Di,along with 58 royal relatives atChang'an.He proclaims himself emperor, and establishes theSui dynastyin China.
- The "Great City of Helu", situated on the shores ofTaihu Lake,is renamedSuzhouduring the Sui dynasty (approximate date).
- In theTurkic Empirean interregnum begins, since there are several candidates to the throne:Talopien(latekhagan's candidate),Ishbara(Kurultai's choice) andTardu(westernyabghu).
- Ishbara Qaghan, grandson ofBumin Qaghan,becomes the new ruler (khagan) of theTurkic Khaganate(Central Asia).
- The Sui dynasty begins.
By topic
[edit]Literature
[edit]- Maurice writes an encyclopedic work on the science of war (theStrategikon), which exercises a major influence on the military system.
Religion
[edit]- Second Council of Mâcon:In acouncilof ChristianbishopsinMâcon(Burgundy), Jews are prohibited from serving asjudgesor customs officers.
Births
[edit]- Sun Simiao,Chinese medicinedoctor (approximate date)
- Yan Shigu,Chinese author of theTang dynasty(d.645)
Deaths
[edit]- Feng Xiaolian,concubine ofGao Wei(approximate date)
- Jing Di,Chinese emperor ofNorthern Zhou(b.573)
- Taspar Qaghan,ruler (khagan) of theGöktürks