585
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Events
By Place
Europe
- The Suebi kingdom on the Iberian peninsula is conquered by the Visigoths under King Leovigild.
- Hussa succeeds his brother Frithuwald as king of Bernicia (traditional date).
- Creoda becomes king of Mercia.
- Famine strikes Gaul.
Asia
- Emperor Yōmei ascends to the throne of Japan.
- In China, Emperor Xiaojing succeeds Emperor Xiaoming as ruler of the Nan Liang Dynasty.
Births
- Du Ruhui, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 630)
- Yang Jian
- Yuchi Jingde
Deaths
- Emperor Bidatsu, emperor of Japan
- Emperor Ming of the Western Liang dynasty
- Frithuwald, king of Bernicia (traditional date)
- John of Ephesus, Syriac Monophysite leader (approximate date)
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