| Centuries: | 5th century · 6th century · 7th century |
| Decades: | 560s 570s 580s 590s 600s 610s 620s |
| Years: | 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 |
| 597 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 597 DXCVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1350 |
| Armenian calendar | 46 ԹՎ ԽԶ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1247 – -1246 |
| Berber calendar | 1547 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1141 |
| Burmese calendar | -41 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6105 – 6106 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙辰年十二月初八日 (3233/3293-12-8) — to —
丁巳年十一月十七日(3234/3294-11-17) |
| Coptic calendar | 313 – 314 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 589 – 590 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4357 – 4358 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 652 – 653 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 519 – 520 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3698 – 3699 |
| Holocene calendar | 10597 |
| Iranian calendar | 25 BP – 24 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 26 BH – 25 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2930 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1140 |
Events
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.
Births
- Emperor Kōtoku, emperor of Japan (d. 654)
- Chu Suiliang, Chinese Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 658)
Deaths
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