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

==== Eastern Roman Empire ====
* Emperor [[Maurice (emperor)|Maurice]] builds more [[fortification]]s along the [[Danube]] frontier, separating the [[Byzantine Empire]] from the realm of the [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avars]] and [[Slavs]] (approximate date).
* [[Comentiolus]], Byzantine general (''[[magister militum]]''), assembles an army of 10,000 men at [[Pomorie|Anchialus]] (modern [[Bulgaria]]). He prepares an [[ambush]] for the Avars in the [[Haemus Mons|Haemus Mountains]].<ref>{{harvnb|Martindale|Jones|Morris|1992|p=322}}</ref>

==== Europe ====
* King [[Guntram]] sends envoys to [[Brittany]], to stop the raiding on [[Franks|Frankish]] territory. He compels obedience from [[Waroch II]] and demands 1,000 ''[[Solidus (coin)|solidus]]'' for [[looting]] [[Nantes]].
* King [[Reccared I]] renounces [[Arianism]] and adopts [[Catholicism]]. Many [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] nobles follow his example, but in [[Septimania]] (Southern [[Gaul]]) there are Arian uprisings.
* [[November 28]] &ndash; [[Treaty of Andelot]]: Guntram recognizes King [[Childebert II]] of [[Austrasia]] as heir. He signs a treaty with Queen [[Brunhilda of Austrasia|Brunhilda]] at [[Andelot-Blancheville]].
* Winter &ndash; Childebert II appoints [[Uncelen]] as the [[Duke of Swabia|Duke of Alemannia]] (approximate date).

==== Britain ====

* [[Sledd of Essex|Sledd]] succeeds his father [[Æscwine of Essex|Æscwine]] as king of [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]] (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* [[Teibi Incident|Battle of Shigisan]]: The [[Soga clan]], which has intermarried with the royal [[Yamato period|Yamato]] clan, fights the [[Mononobe no Moriya|Mononobe]] and [[Nakatomi clan|Nakatomi]] clans over influence in selecting a new successor for the Japanese [[throne]], after Emperor [[Emperor Yōmei|Yōmei]] dies. The Soga favor importing [[Buddhism in Japan|Buddhism]] from the [[Asia]]n mainland, described there as the [[religion]] of the most civilized. The Mononobe and Nakatomi hold that Buddhism would be an affront to the gods. The Soga win the [[civil war]] and [[Emperor Sushun|Sushun]], age 66, becomes the [[List of emperors of Japan|32nd emperor]] of [[Japan]].
* Fall &ndash; The [[Liang dynasty]] ends: Emperor [[Emperor Wen of Sui|Wéndi]] of the [[Sui dynasty]] abolishes Western Liang and expands his territory into the lower valley of the [[Yangtze River]]. He sends his official [[Gao Jiong]] to the capital [[Jiangling County|Jiangling]], to pacify the citizens. The former emperor [[Emperor Jing of Western Liang|Xiao Jing Di]] becomes a [[vassal]] and is named the Duke of Liang.
* [[Bagha Qaghan]] becomes the seventh ruler (''[[khagan]]'') of the [[Göktürks|Turkic Kaganate]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* The [[filioque clause]] is first used in the [[Nicene Creed]], against the Arians in [[Visigothic Kingdom|Visigothic Spain]] (approximate date).
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