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==== Asia ====
* [[August 4]] &ndash; [[Goguryeo–Sui War#Course of the war|Goguryeo War]]: Emperor [[Emperor Wen of Sui|Wéndi]] orders his youngest son, [[Yang Liang]] (assisted by the co-prime minister [[Gao Jiong]]), to conquer [[Goguryeo]] ([[Three Kingdoms of Korea|Korea]]) during the rainy season, with a Chinese army (300,000 men). 
* The Chinese fleet engages in battle against the Goguryeo fleet (50,000 men) under Admiral [[Kang I-sik]], and is destroyed in the [[Bohai Sea]]. During the invasion the Sui forces are all defeated, and Yang Liang is forced to retreat.
* King [[Yeongyang of Goguryeo|Yeongyang]] sends an [[Diplomatic mission|embassy]] to [[Daxing District|Daxing]]; Wéndi accepts a [[Peace treaty|peace agreement]] with Goguryeo. He claims a hollow victory, as the [[Sui dynasty]] lost nearly 90% of his army and navy during the disastrous campaign.
* [[Hye of Baekje|Hye]] becomes king of the Korean kingdom of [[Baekje]].<ref name=met>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref>