The 6th century is the period from
501
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through
600 in line with the
Julian calendar. In the West, the century marks the end of
Classical Antiquity and the beginning of the
Middle Ages. The collapse of the
Western Roman Empire late in the previous century left Europe fractured into many small Germanic kingdoms competing fiercely for land and wealth. From the upheaval the
Franks rose to prominence and carved out a sizeable domain covering much of modern France and Germany. Meanwhile, the surviving
Eastern Roman Empire began to expand under Emperor
Justinian, who recaptured
North Africa from the
Vandals and attempted fully to recover
Italy as well, in the hope of reinstating Roman control over the lands once ruled by the
Western Roman Empire.
In its second Golden Age, the
Sassanid Empire
The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...
reached the peak of its power under
Khosrau I in the 6th century.
[Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.] The classical
Gupta Empire of
Northern India, largely overrun by the
Huna, ended in the mid-6th century. In
Japan
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, the
Kofun period
The is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD (the date of the introduction of Buddhism), following the Yayoi period. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes collectively called the Yamato period. This period is ...
gave way to the
Asuka period. After being divided for more than 150 years among the
Southern and Northern Dynasties,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
was reunited under the
Sui dynasty
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toward the end of the 6th century. The
Three Kingdoms of Korea persisted throughout the century. The
Göktürks
The Göktürks, Celestial Turks or Blue Turks ( otk, 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰰:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣, Türük Bodun; ; ) were a nomadic confederation of Turkic peoples in medieval Inner Asia. The Göktürks, under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan (d. 552) and ...
became a major power in
Central Asia after defeating the
Rouran
The Rouran Khaganate, also Juan-Juan Khaganate (), was a tribal confederation and later state founded by a people of Proto-Mongolic Donghu origin.*Pulleyblank, Edwin G. (2000)"Ji 姬 and Jiang 姜: The Role of Exogamic Clans in the Organizati ...
.
In the
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
,
Teotihuacan began to decline in the 6th century after having reached its zenith between AD 150 and 450. Classic Period of the
Maya civilization in
Central America.
Events
*Early 6th century –
Ah Suytok Tutul Xiu founds
Uxmal.
*Early 6th century – Archangel Michael, panel of a diptych probably from the court workshop at
Constantinople, is made. It is now kept at The
British Museum,
London.
*Early 6th century – Page with Rebecca at the Well, from "
Book of Genesis", probably made in
Syria
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or
Palestine
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, is made. It is now kept at
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek,
Vienna.
*By 6th century – ''
Shilpa Shastras
''Shilpa Shastras'' ( sa, शिल्प शास्त्र ') literally means the Science of Shilpa (arts and crafts).Stella Kramrisch (1958)Traditions of the Indian Craftsman The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 71, No. 281, Traditional ...
'' is written.
*Early 6th century – first academy of the east the Academy of
Gundeshapur
Gundeshapur ( pal, 𐭥𐭧𐭩𐭠𐭭𐭣𐭩𐭥𐭪𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩, ''Weh-Andiōk-Šābuhr''; New Persian: , ''Gondēshāpūr'') was the intellectual centre of the Sassanid Empire and the home of the Academy of Gundishapur, founde ...
founded in
Iran by
Khosrau I of Persia.
*Early 6th century –
Irish colonists and invaders, the Scots, began migrating to
Caledonia
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(later known as
Scotland). Migration from south-west Britain to
Brittany.
*Early 6th century –
Glendalough monastery,
Wicklow Ireland founded on
St. Kevin. Many similar foundations in Ireland and Wales.
*Early 6th century –
Zen Buddhism enters
Vietnam from China.
*Early 6th century –
Haniwa, from
Kyoto, is made during the
Kofun period
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*Early 6th century –
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe's apse's mosaic is completed.
*
502
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: Chinese annals mentioned the existence of the Buddhist Kingdom, Kanto Lim in South Sumatra, presumably in the neighborhood of present-day
Palembang
Palembang () is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River on the eastern lowland of southern Sumatra. It had a population of 1,668,848 at the 2020 Census. Palembang ...
.
*
507
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:
Battle of Vouillé
*
518
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: Eastern Roman Emperor
Anastasius I dies and is succeeded by
Justin I.
*
522
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: Romans obtain
silkworm
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eggs and begin silkworm cultivation
*c.
524
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:
Boethius writes his ''Consolation of Philosophy''.
*
525
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: Having settled in
Rome c.
500 500 may refer to:
* 500 (number)
* 500 BC
* AD 500
Buildings and places
* 500 Boylston Street of Boston
* 500 Brickell in Miami
* 500 Capitol Mall in Sacramento
* 500 Fifth Avenue
* 500 Renaissance Center, one of seven buildings in the GM Renai ...
,
Scythian monk
Dionysius Exiguus invents the
Anno Domini era
calendar
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based on the estimated birth year of
Jesus Christ.
*
527
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:
Justinian I succeeds
Justin I as
Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
*
529
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: Saint
Benedict of Nursia
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founds the
monastery of
Monte Cassino in Italy.
*
532
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:
Nika riots in
Constantinople; the
cathedral is destroyed. They are put down a week later by
Belisarius and
Mundus; up to 30,000 people are killed in the
Hippodrome.
*
535
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: Postulated
volcanic eruption in the tropics which causes several years of abnormally cold
weather, resulting in mass
famine
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in the
Northern Hemisphere
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. (See
Extreme weather events of 535–536.)
*
537
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:
Battle of Camlann
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, final battle of
legendary
King Arthur
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In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...
.
*
541
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–
542
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: First
pandemic
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of
bubonic plague
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(
Plague of Justinian) hits
Constantinople and the rest of
Byzantine Empire.
*
543
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/
544
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: One of
Justinian's edict leads to the
Three-Chapter Controversy
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*
545
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: Nubian Kingdom of
Nobatia converts to
Christianity.
*Mid-6th century –
Cassiodorus founds a cenobitic monastery and scriptorium at Vivarium in
Italy
*Mid-6th century – Buddhist
Jataka stories are translated into
Persian by order of the
Zoroastrian king
Khosrau Khosrow ( fa, خسرو; also spelled Khusrow, Khusraw, Khusrau, Khusro, Chosro or Osro) may refer to:
* Khosrow (word), a given name also used as a title
Iranian rulers
* Khosrow I, Sasanian ruler 531–579
* Khosrow II, Sasanian ruler 590–6 ...
.
*
Mid-6th century – Cave-Temple of Shiva at
Elephanta Caves,
Maharashtra
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,
India, is built. Post-
Gupta
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period.
*
Mid-6th century – Eternal Shiva, rock-cut relief in the Cave-Temple of Shiva at Elephanta Caves, is made
*
Mid-6th century –
Jogeshwari Caves excavated during 6th century A.D. is one of the finest specimen of
Brahmanical Rock-Cut Architecture and bears similarity with
Elephanta Caves (Cave No. 1) and Dhumar Lena (Cave No. 29) at
Ellora Caves.
*Second half of 6th century – Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels, icon, is made. It is now kept at
Saint Catherine's Monastery
Saint Catherine's Monastery ( ar, دير القدّيسة كاترين; grc-gre, Μονὴ τῆς Ἁγίας Αἰκατερίνης), officially the Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Katherine of the Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai, ...
,
Egypt.
*
550
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:
Kingdom of Funan
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dies out.
*
551
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:
Bumin Khagan
Bumin Qaghan ( otk, 𐰉𐰆𐰢𐰣:𐰴𐰍𐰣, Bumïn qaγan, also known as Illig Qaghan (Chinese: 伊利可汗, Pinyin: Yīlì Kèhán, Wade–Giles: i-li k'o-han) or Yamï Qaghan ( otk, 𐰖𐰢𐰃:𐰴𐰍𐰣, Yаmï qaγan, died 552 AD ...
founded the
Turkic Khaganate in the
Central Asia
*
552
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:
Buddhism introduced to
Japan
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from
Baekje during the
Asuka period.
*
553
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:
Second Council of Constantinople
*
554
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: Eviction of the
Ostrogoths from Rome, and the re-unification of all Italy under Roman rule.
*
561
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to
592
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: Buddhist monk
Jnanagupta translates 39 sutras from
Sanskrit to
Chinese
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**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...
.
*
563
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: The monastery on
Iona
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is founded by
St. Columba
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.
*
566
566 ( DLXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 566 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the preva ...
: Birth of
Lǐ Yuān, founder of the
Tang dynasty and Emperor of China under the name of Gaozu (618-626)
*
568
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:
Lombards invade
Italy and establish a federation of dukedoms under a king.
*
569
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: Nubian kingdom of
Alodia converts to Christianity.
*
569
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: Nubian kingdom of
Makuria
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converts to Christianity.
*
570
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: Birth of the last Islamic Prophet
Muhammad.
*
574
Year 574 ( DLXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 574 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the ...
: The Roman Empire is invaded by various
Slavs
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, who plunder the Balkans.
*
577
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: China's
Chen dynasty invents
matches
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.
*
578
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: The world's oldest ongoing company,
Kongō Gumi, is founded in Osaka, Japan.
*
579
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–
590
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: Reign of
Persian
Shah Hormizd IV.
*
582
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–
602
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: Reign of Roman Emperor
Maurice.
*
585
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:
Suebian Kingdom conquered by
Visigoths in Spain.
*
587
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:
Reccared, king of the
Visigoths in Spain, converts to
Catholicism.
*
588
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: Shivadeva ascends the throne of the Lichchhavi dynasty in
Nepal.
*
589
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:
Third Council of Toledo adds the "
filioque" clause to the
Nicene Creed
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in Spain.
*
589
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: China reunified under the
Sui dynasty
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(589 – 618).
*
590
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:
Gregory the Great succeeds
Pope Pelagius II (who dies of plague) as the 64th pope.
*
594
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: Beginning of the
Bengali Calendar or (বঙ্গাব্দ ''Bônggabdô'' or ''Banggabda'').
*
595
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: Pope Gregory sends Roman monks led by
Augustine to England.
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
*
Dionysius Exiguus creates the
Anno Domini system, inspired by the birth of
Jesus, in
525
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Year 525 ( DXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Probus and Philoxenus (or, less frequently, year 1278 '' ...
. This is the system upon which the
Gregorian calendar and
Common Era systems are based.
*The technology of cutting and polishing
diamonds was invented in
India, Ratnapariksha, a text dated to 6th century talks about diamond cutting.
*
Backgammon (''nard'') invented in
Persia by
Burzoe.
*
Chess, as
chaturanga
Chaturanga ( sa, चतुरङ्ग; ') is an ancient Indian strategy game. While there is some uncertainty, the prevailing view among chess historians is that it is the common ancestor of the board games chess (European), xiangqi (Chinese), ...
, 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.
*
Chen dynasty from China invents
matches
A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking the match against a suitable surface. Wooden matc ...
in
577
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Year 577 ( DLXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 577 for this year has been used since early medieval times, when the Anno Domini calendar era be ...
.
*
Silk is a protected palace industry in the Byzantine Empire.
*Vaghbata, Indian
medical books.
*In
589
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Year 589 ( DLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 589 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar e ...
AD, the Chinese scholar-official Yan Zhitui makes the first reference to the use of
toilet paper in history.
*Significant to the
history of agriculture, the Chinese author Jia Sixia wrote the treatise
Qi Min Yao Shu
The ''Qimin Yaoshu'' is the most completely preserved of the ancient Chinese agricultural texts, and was written by the Northern Wei Dynasty official Jia Sixie.Wenhua Li, 200Agro-Ecological Farming Systems in ChinaTaylor & Francis, p. 26 -27 The ...
in
535
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Year 535 ( DXXXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Belisarius without colleague (or, less frequently, year 12 ...
, and although it quotes 160 previous Chinese
agronomy
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants by agriculture for food, fuel, fiber, chemicals, recreation, or land conservation. Agronomy has come to include research of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and ...
books, it is the oldest existent Chinese agriculture treatise. In over one hundred thousand written
Chinese characters, the book covered land preparation, seeding, cultivation, orchard management, forestry, animal husbandry, trade, and culinary uses for crops.
References
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