595
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Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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595 by topic |
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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 |
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 Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
[edit]By place
[edit]Byzantine Empire
[edit]- 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.
Europe
[edit]- 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).
Britain
[edit]- KingDynod Bwrof thePennines(Northern England) dies fighting off aBernicianinvasion. His kingdomHen Ogledd( "The Old North" ) is overrun, and his family flees toPowys(approximate date).
Asia
[edit]- 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).
By topic
[edit]Religion
[edit]- 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]
Births
[edit]- Asmā' bint Abu Bakr,femalecompanion of Muhammad(d.695)
- Cen Wenben,chancellorand editor of theBook of Zhou(d.645)
- Kim Yu-shin,general ofSilla(Korea) (d.673)
- Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas,companionofMuhammad(d.674)
- Talhah,disciple and companion of Muhammad (approximate date)
- Zaynab bint Khuzayma,wife of Muhammad (d.627)
Deaths
[edit]- September 2–John IV,patriarch of Constantinople
- Berach,Irishbishopandsaint
- Childebert II,king ofAustrasia(b.570)
- Dynod Bwr,king ofHen Ogledd(approximate date)
- Euin,Lombardduke of Trent(Italy)
- Gartnait II,king of thePicts
- Owain mab Urien,king ofRheged(approximate date)
- Yuchi Chifan,empress ofNorthern Zhou(b.566)
References
[edit]- ^Imperial Chinese Armies (p. 6). C.J. Peers, 1996.ISBN978-1-85532-599-9
- ^The Great Islamic Conquests AD 632–750 (p. 22). David Nicolle, 2009.ISBN978-1-84603-273-8