__NOTOC__ Year 587 (Roman numerals, DLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 587 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

* Emperor Maurice (emperor), Maurice builds more fortifications along the Danube frontier, separating the Byzantine Empire from the realm of the Avars (Carpathians), Avars and Slavs (approximate date). * Comentiolus, Byzantine general (''magister militum''), assembles an army of 10,000 men at Pomorie, Anchialus (modern Bulgaria). He prepares an ambush for the Avars in the Haemus Mons, Haemus mountains.

Europe

* King Guntram sends envoys to Brittany, to stop the raiding on Franks, Frankish territory. He compels obedience from Waroch II and demands 1,000 ''Solidus (coin), solidus'' for looting Nantes. * King Reccared I renounces Arianism and adopts Catholicism. Many Visigoths, Visigothic nobles follow his example, but in Septimania (Southern Gaul) there are Arian uprisings. * November 28 – Treaty of Andelot: Guntram recognizes King Childebert II of Austrasia as heir. He signs a treaty with Queen Brunhilda of Austrasia, Brunhilda at Andelot-Blancheville. * Winter – Childebert II appoints Uncelen as the Duke of Swabia, Duke of Alemannia (approximate date).

Britain

* Sledd of Essex, Sledd succeeds his father Æscwine of Essex, Æscwine as king of Kingdom of Essex, Essex (approximate date).

Asia

* Teibi Incident, Battle of Shigisan: The Soga clan, which has intermarried with the royal Yamato period, Yamato clan, fights the Mononobe no Moriya, Mononobe and Nakatomi clan, Nakatomi clans over influence in selecting a new successor for the Japanese throne, after Emperor Emperor Yōmei, Yōmei dies. The Soga favor importing Buddhism in Japan, Buddhism from the Asian mainland, described there as the religion of the most civilized. The Mononobe and Nakatomi hold that Buddhism would be an affront to the gods. The Soga win the civil war and Emperor Sushun, Sushun, age 66, becomes the List of Emperors of Japan, 32nd emperor of Japan. * Fall – The Liang dynasty ends: Emperor Emperor Wen of Sui, Wéndi of the Sui Dynasty abolishes Western Liang and expands his territory into the lower valley of the Yangtze River. He sends his official Gao Jiong to the capital Jiangling County, Jiangling, to pacify the citizens. The former emperor Emperor Jing of Western Liang, Xiao Jing Di becomes a vassal and is named the Duke of Liang. * Bagha Qaghan becomes the seventh ruler (''khagan'') of the Göktürks, Turkic Kaganate.

By topic

Religion

* The filioque clause is first used in the Nicene Creed, against the Arians in Visigothic Kingdom, Visigothic Spain (approximate date).

Births

* Soga no Emishi, statesman of Japan (d. 645) * Theuderic II, king of Austrasia (d. 613) * Zhang Xingcheng, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 653)

Deaths

* April – Emperor Yōmei, Yōmei, emperor of Japan (b. 518) * August 13 – Radegund, Franks, Frankish princess * Æscwine of Essex, Æscwine, king of Kingdom of Essex, Essex (approximate date) * Ishbara Qaghan, ruler (''khagan'') of the Göktürks * Mononobe no Moriya, clan leader (''Muraji, Ō-muraji'') * Varāhamihira, Indian astronomer (b. 505)

References

Sources

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