595

595 in variouscalendars
Gregorian calendar	595; DXCV
Ab urbe condita	1348
Armenian calendar	44; ԹՎ ԽԴ
Assyrian calendar	5345
Balinese saka calendar	516–517
Bengali calendar	2
Berber calendar	1545
Buddhist calendar	1139
Burmese calendar	−43
Byzantine calendar	6103–6104
Chinese calendar	Giáp dầnNăm (WoodTiger); 3292 or 3085; — to —; Ất mão năm (WoodRabbit); 3293 or 3086
Coptic calendar	311–312
Discordian calendar	1761
Ethiopian calendar	587–588
Hebrew calendar	4355–4356
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	651–652
-Shaka Samvat	516–517
-Kali Yuga	3695–3696
Holocene calendar	10595
Iranian calendar	27 BP – 26 BP
Islamic calendar	28 BH – 27 BH
Javanese calendar	484–485
Julian calendar	595; DXCV
Korean calendar	2928
Minguo calendar	1317 beforeROC; Dân trước 1317 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−873
Seleucid era	906/907AG
Thai solar calendar	1137–1138
Tibetan calendar	Dương mộc hổ năm; (male Wood-Tiger); 721 or 340 or −432; — to —; Âm mộc thỏ năm; (female Wood-Rabbit); 722 or 341 or −431

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	5th century; 6th century; 7th century;
Decades:	570s; 580s; 590s; 600s; 610s;
Years:	592; 593; 594; 595; 596; 597; 598;

Year595(DXCV) was acommon year starting on Saturday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.The denomination 595 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Domini calendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

Balkan Campaign:A Byzantine relief force underPriscusmarches up theDanube Riveralong the southern bank toNovae(modernBulgaria). The fortress city ofSingidunum(Belgrade) isplunderedby theAvars,and abandoned after the approach of theByzantines.The Avars retreat and launch a raid againstDalmatia.

October– KingChildebert IIdies; his motherBrunhildaattempts to ruleAustrasiaandBurgundy,asregentfor her grandsons. He is succeeded by his two young sons,Theudebert IIandTheuderic II.
TheLombardssack the town ofTerracina(Central Italy). After they conquer more cities, Terracina remains an important militarystrongholdof theByzantine Empire.
After the death ofEuin,Gaidoaldbecomes theDuke of Trent(Northern Italy).

KingDynod Bwrof thePennines(Northern England) dies fighting off aBernicianinvasion. His kingdomHen Ogledd( "The Old North" ) is overrun, and his family flees toPowys(approximate date).

Spring – EmperorWéndiorders theconfiscationand destruction of privately held weapons; he exempts the border provinces from thisedict.^[1]
Supratisthitavarmansucceeds his fatherSusthitavarman,as king of theVarman dynastyinAssam(Northeast India).
Construction begins on theZhaozhou Bridge( "Safe crossing bridge" ) inHebeiProvince, during theSui dynasty(China).

June– PopeGregory I the Greatsends a group ofBenedictinemonks underAugustine of Canterburyon a mission toBritain,toChristianizeKingÆthelberht,and convert theKingdom of Kentfrom nativeAnglo-Saxon paganism.He carries letters of commendation tobishops,and is accompanied byFrankishinterpreters.
September 2–John IV( "the Faster" ),patriarch of Constantinople,dies after a 13-year reign in which he has mediated disputes between theEastern Orthodox Churchand theMonophysites.
Muhammad,Islamicprophet,meets and marriesKhadija.She is a 40-year-oldwidowand 15 years older than he. Supported by Khadija's wealth, they form a successfulmerchantpartnership.^[2]

^Imperial Chinese Armies (p. 6). C.J. Peers, 1996.ISBN 978-1-85532-599-9
^The Great Islamic Conquests AD 632–750 (p. 22). David Nicolle, 2009.ISBN 978-1-84603-273-8