monk and scholar, founder of the Three Treatise School
Jordanes, Byzantine author of the Getica
Justinian, (527–565), Byzantine Emperor
K'ak' Chan Yopaat (578–628) 11th Ajaw of Copan
Karaikkal Ammeiyar, one of the few females amongst the sixty three Nayanmars, is one of the greatest figures of early Tamil literature
Khosrau I of Persia, Sassanid Shah (531–579)
Leander of Seville, (c.534-601), Spanish bishop and theologian
Mohammad, Final Prophet of Islam, (born 570)
Muhan Khan, Khagan of Göktürk Empire from (554 - 572) during which Sogdian influence reached its zenith
Procopius, Byzantine historian
Empress Suiko, Japanese empress
Prince Shōtoku, (573–621), Japanese statesman, philosopher, and writer of a 17 article constitution
Sak-Lu (551–553) 9th Ajaw of Copan
Taliesin, Welsh poet
Tirunavukkarasar, Indian poet (late 6th century-mid-7th century)
Tuun K'ab' Hix Ajaw of The Kaan Kingdom ( Calakmul) (520-546)
Tzi-B'alam (553–578) 10th Ajaw of Copan
Uneh Chan was a Maya Ajaw of the Kaan kingdom (Calakmul) He ruled from AD 579 to 611.
Venantius Fortunatus (c.540-600/9), Venetian poet, traveler, bishop of Poitiers (c.599-600/9)
Emperor Wen of Sui, founder and first emperor of Chinese Sui Dynasty
Wil Ohl K'inich (532–551) 8th Ajaw of Copan
Yax Yopaat was a Maya Ajaw of the Kaan kingdom ( Calakmul) who ruled AD 572-579
Inventions, discoveries, introductions [ edit ]
Dionysius Exiguus creates the Anno Domini system, inspired by the birth of Jesus, in 525. This is the system upon which the Gregorian calendar and Common Era systems are based.
Backgammon ( nard) invented in Persia by Burzoe.
Chess, as chaturanga, 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.
Silk is a protected palace industry in the Byzantine Empire. Vaghbata, Indian
medical books. In
589 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 in 535, and although it quotes 160 previous Chinese agronomy 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 [ edit ]
^ Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.
Decades and years [ edit ]