Editing 578

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2011}}
{{About year|578}}
{{Year nav|578}}
{{M1 year in topic}}
[[File:Solidus-Justin II-sb0391.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Emperor [[Justin II]] (c. 520–578)]]
__NOTOC__
Year '''578''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DLXXVIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 578 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
<onlyinclude>

=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[Byzantine–Sassanid War of 572–591|Byzantine–Sassanid War]]: A [[Byzantine army]] under command of [[Maurice (emperor)|Maurice]] (''[[magister militum]] per [[Diocese of the East|Orientem]]'') invades [[Al-Jazira, Mesopotamia|Upper Mesopotamia]], and raids on both sides of the [[Tigris]]. He deports 70,000 captives from [[Hyrcania]] to [[Cyprus]], and installs military [[Colonization|colonists]] to guard the strategic locations.<ref>Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th—9th Centuries (p. 9). David Nicolle, 1992. {{ISBN|978-1-85532-224-0}}</ref>
* [[October 5]] &ndash; Emperor [[Justin II]] dies after several periods of [[insanity]]. On the advice of his wife [[Sophia (empress)|Sophia]], he has raised his general [[Tiberius II Constantine|Tiberius]] to the rank of co-emperor (''[[Caesar (title)|Caesar]]''). From December [[574]] he has ruled jointly with Sophia, and now succeeds them as emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire]].

==== Asia ====
* Summer &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou|Wu Di]] engages in military campaigns on two fronts: against the invading [[Göktürks]] to the north and against the [[Chen dynasty]] in the south.   
* Wu Di, age 35, dies from an illness, and is succeeded by his eldest son [[Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou|Xuan Di]] as emperor of [[Northern Zhou]].
* [[Kongō Gumi]], the world's oldest [[construction]] company (578–2006), is founded in [[Osaka]] ([[Japan]]). 
</onlyinclude>

====Central America====
*[[October 22]] &ndash; [[Tzi-B'alam]], who had been the [[Maya rulers|ruler of the Mayan city state]] of [[Copán]] in [[Honduras]], dies after a 25-year reign that began in May [[553]].

*[[November 15]] &ndash; [[K'ak' Chan Yopaat]], becomes the new [[Maya rulers|ruler of the Mayan city state]] of [[Copán]] in [[Honduras]], and rules until his death 49 years later in [[628]].

== Births ==
<!-- This section is for people born in 578.  Please do not add Kongō Gumi, which is already listed in Events above. -->

== Deaths ==
* [[July 30]] &ndash; [[Jacob Baradaeus]], [[List of bishops of Edessa|bishop of Edessa]]
* [[October 5]] &ndash; [[Justin II]], Byzantine emperor
* [[Abdul Muttalib]], grandfather of [[Prophets in Islam|Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]]
* [[Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou|Wu Di]], emperor of [[Northern Zhou]] (b. [[543]])
* [[Wu Mingche]], general of the [[Chen dynasty]] (b. [[512]])
* [[Wuffa of East Anglia|Wuffa]], king of [[Kingdom of East Anglia|East Anglia]] (approximate date)
* [[Yuwen Xian]], prince of Northern Zhou (b. [[544]])
* Approximate date -
** [[Bhavyaviveka]], Indian [[Madhyamaka]] scholar
** [[Hatim al-Tai]], Arabian poet
** [[John Malalas]], Byzantine chronicler (b. c.[[491]])<ref>{{cite web |title=John Malalas {{!}} Byzantine chronicler |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Malalas |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=4 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:578}}
[[Category:578| ]]