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The
6th century
is the period from
501
-
600
in accordance with the
Julian calendar
in the
Christian Era
.
6th century
Events
Significant persons
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Decades and years
top
Events
The first academy of the east the Academy of
Gundeshapur
founded in
Iran
by
Khosrau I of Persia
.
Irish
colonists and invaders, the Scots, began migrating to
Caledonia
(later known as
Scotland
)
Glendalough
monastery
,
Wicklow
Ireland
founded by
St. Kevin
The monastery on
Iona
is founded by
St. Columb
Zen
Buddhists
enter
Vietnam
from
China
.
Buddhist
Jataka
stories are translated into
Persian
by order of the
Zoroastrian
king
Khosrau
.
537:
Battle of Camlann
, final battle of
King Arthur
Buddhism
introduced to
Japan
from
Baekje
(
Korea
) in
552
, thus contributing to the changes that occurred in the
Asuka period
.
Outbreak of
bubonic plague
in
Constantinople
and the rest of the
Roman Empire
(
Plague of Justinian
).
Establishment of
Karantania
, first stable and independent state of
Slovenians
and of
Slavs
.
The
Kutriguri
Bulgars
move into modern
Romania
.
Jew
ish influence in
Aksum
.
Nubia
is largely converted to
Coptic Christianity
.
The area of modern
Aargau
falls to the
Franks
.
The Kingdom of
Funan
dies out.
Black Death
raged over south east Asia.
Silk Road
farther into Europe.
589-618:
Sui Dynasty
of China
Old Irish language
develops
Old Dutch
language
develops
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Significant persons
Pope Gregory the Great
(590-604)
Arthur
, defeated the
Anglo-Saxons
Justinian
,
Byzantine Emperor
(527-565)
Khosrau I of Persia
,
Sassanid
king (531-579)
Belisarius
, last great Roman general
Gregory of Tours
(c. 538-594)
Beowulf
, (fictional?)
king of the Geats
Jordanes
, author of the
Getica
.
Procopius
,
Byzantine
historian.
Bozorgmehr
,
Persian
sage.
Muhammad
, prophet of
Islam
, born cca in
570
.
Empress Suiko
of Japan
Taliesin
, Welsh poet
Abraham Kidunaia
Austell
top
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Dionysius Exiguus
creates the
Anno Domini
system, inspired by the alleged birth of
Jesus
, in
525
. This is the system upon which the
Gregorian calendar
and
Common Era
systems are based.
Backgammon
(
nard
) invented in
Persia
by
Burzoe
Chess
, as
chaturanga
, entered
Persia
from
India
and was modified to
shatranj
.
Breast-strap horse harness
in use in
Frankish
kingdom
Byzantine Empire
acquires silk technology from China
Vaghbata, Indian medical books
top
Decades and years
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