Decade · 570 – 579
The world in the 570s
From 570 to 579 the atlas holds 163 states standing at some time. 10 things began - Duchy of Benevento, Duchy of Spoleto and Kingdom of the Hwicce among them - and 4 ended; 19 people were born and 16 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
- 570 13
What began in the 570s
By kind, the best known first.
States 5
- Duchy of Benevento · state · 570 – 1081
- Duchy of Spoleto · state · 570 – 1203
- Kingdom of the Hwicce · state · 577 – 780
- Duchy of Tuscia · state · 574 – 774
- Kingdom of Altava · state · 578 – 700
Wars and battles 5
- Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591 · war · 572 – 591
- Battle of Deorham · battle · 577
- Battle of Arfderydd · battle · 573
- Aksumite–Persian wars · battle · 570 – 578
- Battle of Melitene · battle · 576
What ended in the 570s
States 2
- Northern Qi · state · 550 – 577
- Mauro-Roman Kingdom · state · 429 – 578
Wars and battles 2
- Samaritan revolts · battle · 484 – 572
- Aksumite–Persian wars · battle · 570 – 578
Born and died
Born 19
- Muhammad · prophet · 571 – 632
- Abu Bakr · politician · 573 – 634
- Uthman ibn Affan · politician · 574 – 656
- Heraclius · politician · 575 – 641
- Khosrow II · monarch · 570 – 628
- Amr ibn al-As · military leader · 570 – 664
- Abu Sufyan · religious leader · 570 – 650
- Childebert II · monarch · 570 – 596
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf · person · 571 – 652
- Ammar ibn Yasir · military leader · 570 – 657
- Pybba of Mercia · ruler · 570 – 606
- Fang Xuanling · politician · 578 – 648
- Adi ibn Hatim · poet · 572 – 687
- Dou Jiande · politician · 573 – 621
- Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou · monarch · 573 – 581
- Gao Heng · ruler · 570 – 577
and 3 more in the atlas.
Died 16
- Khosrow I · military leader · 501 – 579
- Justin II · politician · 520 – 578
- John Malalas · writer · 491 – 578
- Sigebert I · monarch · 535 – 575
- Gildas · writer · 500 – 570
- Alboin · ruler · 530 – 572
- Emperor Kinmei · ruler · 509 – 571
- Aëtius of Amida · physician · 502 – 575
- Waldrada · ruler · 530 – 570
- Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou · ruler · 543 – 578
- Urien Rheged · ruler · 520 – 572
- Gao Wei · ruler · 556 – 577
- Gao Heng · ruler · 570 – 577
- Saif ibn Dhi Yazan · person · 516 – 574
- Emperor Fei of Chen · ruler · 554 – 570
- Xiao Zhuang · politician · 548 – 577
States of the 570s
The states that stood at some time in the 570s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 570.
Europe69 states
- France · 481 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Lombards · 480 – 586
- Francia · 481 – 843
- Saxons · 283 – 799
and 61 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa22 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Justin II, Byzantine emperor since 565 and Sophia, Byzantine emperor since 565
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Khosrow I, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 531
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Khosrow I, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 531
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · Wazena of Axum, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 550 and WʽZB, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 570
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE
- Ghassanids · 220 – 638 · Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Harith, monarch since 569
and 14 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia23 states
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Hephthalites · 408 – 670
- First Turkic Khaganate · 551 – 603 · Muqan Qaghan, khagan since 553
- Pallava dynasty · 275 – 897
- Chalukya dynasty · 543 – 753 · Kirttivarman I, Chalukya king since 566
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE · Kadungon, King of Polonnaruwa since 560
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Western Ganga dynasty · 350 – 1000
and 15 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia24 states
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Pyeongwon of Goguryeo, wang since 559
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Wideok of Baekje, king since 554
- Göktürks · 552 – 657
- Asuka period · 538 – 710
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
and 16 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania6 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Classic Veracruz culture · 555 – 1235
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
Location unknown19 states
- Northern and Southern dynasties · 420 – 589 · Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou, Emperor of China since 560 and Xiao Kui, Emperor of China since 562
- Avar Khaganate · 562 – 828 · Bayan I, khagan of Avars since 558
- Justinian dynasty · 518 – 602 · Justin II, Byzantine emperor since 565 and Sophia, Byzantine emperor since 565
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Licchavis of Nepal · 400 – 750
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Varman dynasty · 350 – 655
and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 550 – 599: every state, war and life of the 570s, region by region.
- On the map in 575: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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