Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC

Decades: 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC 540s BC

Events and trends

• 599 BC - Vardhamana Mahavira, last Tirthankar of Jainism is born.
• 598 BC - Jehoiachin succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah.
• March 16, 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king.
• 595 BC - Psammetichus II succeeds Necho II as king of Egypt.
• 594 BC - Solon appointed archon of Athens; institutes democratic reforms.
• 590 BC - Egyptian army sacks Napata, compelling the Cushite court to move to a more secure location at Meroe near the sixth cataract. (Early history of Sudan)

Births

• Mahavira, founder of Jainism, (599–527).

590s BC

590'erne f.Kr. | Años 590 adC | 590-luku eaa | Années -590 | 590 pred Kr. | 590. pr. n. št. | MA 590. yıllar | 前590年代