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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empure

• July - Battle of Taginae: General Narses defeats and kills Totila, king of the Ostrogoths. Teia succeeds the deceased Monarch but Narses manages to recapture Rome by the end of the year.

Europe

• Battle of Asfeld: Longobards under king Audoin defeat the Gepids.
• Cynric, king of Wessex, captures the fort at Old Sarum.

Asia

• Liang Yuan Di succeeds Liang Yu Zhang Wang as ruler of the Chinese Liang Dynasty.
• Gokturks establish first known Turkic state under the leadership of Bumin Khan.

By Topic

Religion

• Eutychius becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
• Buddhism is introduced into Japan.

Births

• Ethelbert, king of Kent and Bretwalda

Deaths

• July - Totila, King of the Ostrogoths.
• Bumin Khan, founder of the Gokturk state.
• Mennas, Patriarch of Constantinople
• St. Armel, abbot

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