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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[August 14]] &ndash; Emperor [[Tiberius II Constantine]], age 47, dies (possibly from deliberately [[poison]]ed food) at [[Constantinople]], after a 4-year reign during which [[Thrace]] and [[Greece]] have been inundated by the [[Slavic people|Slavs]]. He is succeeded by his son-in-law [[Maurice (emperor)|Maurice]], former [[notary]] who has commanded the [[Byzantine army]] in the war against the [[Sassanid Empire|Persian Empire]].  
* Autumn &ndash; Maurice elevates [[John Mystacon]] to ''[[magister militum]] per [[Diocese of the East|Orientem]]''.<ref>Martindale, Jones & Morris 1992, p. 679</ref> He sends a Byzantine expeditionary force to [[Aghdznik|Arzanene]] ([[Armenia]]), where they fight a pitched battle at the river Nymphius ([[Batman River]]).<ref>Martindale, Jones & Morris 1992, p. 270</ref><ref>Greatrex & Lieu 2002, p. 167</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[Siege of Sirmium]]: The [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avars]], under their ruler (''[[khagan]]'') [[Bayan I]], aided by Slavic auxiliary troops, capture the city of [[Sirmium]] after almost a 3-year siege. Bayan establishes a new base of operations within the [[Byzantine Empire]], from which he [[Looting|plunder]]s the [[Balkans|Balkan Peninsula]]. 
* [[Gundoald]], illegitimate son of [[Clotaire I]], arrives with the financial support of Constantinople in southern [[Gaul]]. He claims as [[usurper]] king the cities [[Poitiers]] and [[Toulouse]], part of the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]] (approximate date).  
* The [[Visigoths]] under King [[Liuvigild]] capture the city of [[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]] (western central [[Spain]]), which is under the political control of its popular bishop [[Masona]]. He is arrested and [[exile]]d for 3 years.

==== Persia ====
* A [[Sassanid Empire|Persian]] army under [[Tamkhosrau]] crosses the [[Euphrates|Euphrates River]] and attacks the city of [[Viranşehir|Constantina]] (modern [[Turkey]]), but he is defeated by the [[Byzantine Greeks|Byzantines]] and killed.

==== Asia ====
* Spring &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Xuan of Chen|Xuan]], age 52, dies after a 13-year reign and is succeeded by his incompetent son [[Chen Shubao|Houzhu]], who becomes the new ruler of the [[Chen dynasty]].
* Emperor [[Emperor Wen of Sui|Wen]] of the [[Sui dynasty]] orders the building of a new capital, which he calls Daxing (''Great Prosperity''), on a site southeast of [[Chang'an]] (modern [[Xi'an]]).

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[April 11]] &ndash; [[Patriarch John IV of Constantinople|John Nesteutes]] becomes the 33rd [[bishop]] or [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|patriarch of Constantinople]].
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