590s

This is a list of events occurring in the 590s, ordered by year.

590

By place

Byzantine Empire

• Summer – Maurice agrees to Khosrau's entreaties, and agrees to restart the war with Persia.

Europe

• Owain mab Urien becomes king of Rheged (approximate date).

Asia

• January 6 – Hormizd IV deposed as Persian king.
• February 15 – Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia.
• February 20 – Bahram Chobin and Khosrau confront each other near Ctesiphon.
• February 28 – Bahram attacks Khosrau at night; Khosrau flees for Circesium the next day.
• March 9 – Bahram Chobin is crowned as King Bahram VI of Persia.
• Kadungon succeeds Avani Culamani as ruler of the Pandyan kingdom in India.

By topic

Religion

• September 3 – Pope Gregory I succeeds Pope Pelagius II as the 64th pope.
• Saint Columbanus arrives in Gaul, founds the monastery of Luxeuil.

591

By place

Europe

• Agilulf marries Theodelinda and becomes king of the Lombards.
• A locust swarm destroys the harvest in Italy.

Asia

• The Persian usurper Bahram VI is defeated by Khosrau II. Bistam then claims the throne.
• The first city wall of Hangzhou is constructed.

America

• May 21 – A Mesoamerican ballgame court is dedicated at the Mayan city of Chinkultic.

By topic

Religion

• Jnanagupta translates the Vimalakirti Sutra into Chinese.

592

By place

Byzantine Empire

• The Byzantine Empire regains Singidunum from the Avars.

Europe

• After the mass killing at Woddesbeorg, Ceawlin is deposed as both king of Wessex and Bretwalda.

Asia

• The Persian usurper Bahram Chobin is defeated by Khosrau II at the Battle of Blarathon.

593

By place

Europe

• Aethelfrith succeeds Hussa as king of Bernicia (traditional date).
• Pybba becomes king of Mercia.
• The Byzantine commander-in-chief Priscus defeats the Slavs, Avars and Gepids on Roman territory south of the Danube, before he crosses the Danube into modern-day Wallachia to continue his series of victories.

Asia

• Empress Suiko ascends to the throne of Japan.
• The Persian usurper Hormizd V is defeated by Khosrau II.

By topic

Art

• Altar to Amitabha Buddha is made. Sui dynasty. It is now kept at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Religion

• Anastasius is restored as Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.

594

By place

Byzantine Empire

• Byzantine Emperor Maurice disposes of Priscos and installs his own brother Peter as commander-in-chief in charge of the war against the Avars.

By topic

Religion

• Amos succeeds John as Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem.
• Empress Suiko issues the Flourishing Three Treasures Edict, officially recognizing the practice of Buddhism in Japan.

595

By place

Europe

• Theudebert II becomes king of Austrasia.
• The Lombards sack Terracina in Italy.

Asia

• Supratisthitavarman succeeds Susthitavarman as king of the Varman dynasty in Assam.
• Construction begins on Zhaozhou Bridge in Hebei Province, China.

By topic

Religion

• Augustine of Canterbury is sent on a mission to Kent by Pope Gregory I.
• Muhammad marries Khadija (approximate date).

596

By topic

Religion

• King Ethelbert of Kent asks for missionaries to visit his kingdom.
• Pope Gregory I sends Augustine of Canterbury to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.

597

By topic

Education

• The King's School is founded in Canterbury.

Religion

• Saint Augustine becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
• Pope Gregory I sends a delegation of monks under the Roman Augustine to England to convert the English.

598

By place

British Isles

• Battle of Catraeth at Catterick, North Yorkshire: The Celtic British (Brythonic) people defeat the Anglo-Saxon Bernicians (approximate date.)

599

By place

Europe

• Raedwald becomes king of East Anglia (approximate date).

Asia

• The Chinese win the war at Ordos.
• Yemen is finally conquered by Sassanian Iran (approximate date).

America

• The Maya city of Palenque is defeated by Kalakmul.

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