This article is about the year 616. For the london bus route, see London Buses route 616. For other uses, see 616 (number).
| Centuries: | 6th century · 7th century · 8th century |
| Decades: | 580s 590s 600s 610s 620s 630s 640s |
| Years: | 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 |
| 616 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 616 DCXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1369 |
| Armenian calendar | 65 ԹՎ ԿԵ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1228 – -1227 |
| Berber calendar | 1566 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1160 |
| Burmese calendar | -22 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6124 – 6125 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙亥年十二月初七日 (3252/3312-12-7) — to —
丙子年十一月十八日(3253/3313-11-18) |
| Coptic calendar | 332 – 333 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 608 – 609 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4376 – 4377 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 671 – 672 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 538 – 539 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3717 – 3718 |
| Holocene calendar | 10616 |
| Iranian calendar | 6 BP – 5 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 6 BH – 5 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2949 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1159 |
Events
By place
Europe
- Eadbald succeeds Ethelbert as king of Kent.
- Aethelfrith of Northumbria defeats the army of Powys.
- Aethelfrith meets Rædwald and the army of East Anglia in the Battle of the River Idle, and is slain by Raedwald, which establishes his claim as Bretwalda.
- Edwin becomes king of Northumbria.
- Oswald of Northumbria flees to Iona.
- Adaloald succeeds his father Agilulf as king of the Lombards (approximate date).
Africa
- Alexandria is captured by Khosrau II of Persia.
Asia
- Persians destroy the Asia Minor city of Sardis, including its synagogue.
By topic
Religion
- The Banu Hashim clan begins to boycott Muhammad.
- A shrine on the site of the future Westminster Abbey is founded.
Births
Deaths
- February 24—Ethelbert, king of Kent and Bretwalda
- Aethelfrith, king of Northumbria (killed in battle)
- Anastasius, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
- Saebert, king of Essex (approximate date)
- Agilulf, king of the Lombards (approximate date)
- St. John the Merciful (approximate date)
- Empress Liu Jingyan
- Empress Yuan Humo
- Yuwen Shu
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