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DLXXXVIII in Roman numerals

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

• Guaram becomes prince of Iberia.

Europe

• Æthelric becomes first King of Northumbria, after the kingdom is formed from the union of the two Anglian tribes of Bernicia and Deira.

Asia

• The First Perso-Turkic War is fought.
• Shivadeva ascends the throne of the Lichchhavi dynasty in Nepal.
• A large meteorite impact kills 10 people in rural China.

By Topic

Religion

• The Lombards are converted to Christianity.
• The Skellig Michael monastery is founded on a steep rocky island off the coast of Ireland.

Births

• Saint Eligius (approximate date)
• Yu Zhining

Deaths

• May 1 — Marcouf, Christian saint
• Aella of Deira
• Saint Aed Macbricc
• Empress Dowager Li Ezi

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