Editing 606

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[[File:Harshabysumchung.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The [[Harsha|Empire of Harsha]] in [[India]] (7th century)]]
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Year '''606''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCVI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 606 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 ==
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=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* Queen [[Brunhilda of Austrasia|Brunhilda]] pressures her grandson [[Theuderic II]] to go to war against his brother, [[Theudebert II]] of [[Austrasia]]. She puts [[Protadius]], [[Mayor of the Palace]], in charge of the [[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundian]] army. At the palace of [[Quierzy]] ([[Picardy]]), Theuderic assembles his army. The soldiers under [[Uncelen]], [[Duke of Swabia|Duke of Alemannia]], refuse to fight against their countrymen, and declare that the king orders Protadius' death. He is killed by the [[Franks|Frankish]] warriors, and Theuderic is forced to sign a [[peace treaty]].

==== Britain ====

* [[Cearl of Mercia|Cearl]] succeeds [[Pybba of Mercia|Pybba]] as king of [[Mercia]] ([[The Midlands, England|English Midlands]]).

==== Asia ====
* King [[Harsha]] of [[Thanesar]] establishes a northern [[North India|India]]n Empire, and unites the small monarchical states, from [[Punjab region|Punjab]] to the [[Indus River|Indus]] Valley (modern [[Pakistan]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Harsha {{!}} Indian emperor|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harsha|access-date=2021-05-16|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Shashanka]] is the first recorded independent king of [[Bengal]]. He establishes his capital in modern-day [[Murshidabad]] (approximate date).

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[February 22]] &ndash; [[Pope Sabinian|Sabinian]] dies at [[Rome]] after a two-year reign, and will not be replaced until [[607]].
* The [[Patriarchate of Aquileia (episcopal)|diocese of Aquileia]] becomes a [[patriarchate]] (approximate date).

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== Births ==
* [[Hafsa bint Umar]], daughter of [[Umar]] and wife of [[Muhammad]]
* [[Han Yuan]], [[chancellor of the Tang dynasty]] (d. [[659]])

== Deaths ==
* [[February 22]] &ndash; [[Pope Sabinian]]
* [[Colmán of Cloyne]], Irish [[monk]] and poet
* [[Patriarch Cyriacus II of Constantinople|Cyriacus II]], [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|patriarch of Constantinople]]
* [[Jianzhi Sengcan]], patriarch of [[Chinese Chán|Chán]]
* [[John Climacus]], [[monk]] and writer
* [[Paterius]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia|bishop of Brescia]] ([[Italy]])
* [[Protadius]], [[Mayor of the Palace]] ([[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]])
* [[Pybba of Mercia|Pybba]], king of [[Mercia]] (approximate date)
* [[Yang Su]], general of the [[Sui dynasty]]
* [[Yang Zhao]], prince of the Sui dynasty (b. [[584]])

== References ==
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