Events Early 6th century – Ah Suytok Tutul Xiu founds Uxmal.thumb|254x254px|Eastern Hemisphere at the beginning of the 6th century Early 6th century – Archangel ivory, panel of a diptych probably from the court workshop at Constantinople, is made. It is now kept at The British Museum, London. Early 6th century – Vienna Genesis, from "Book of Genesis", probably made in Syria or Palestine, is made. It is now kept at Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna. By 6th century – Shilpa Shastras is written. Early 6th century – first academy of the east the Academy of Gundeshapur founded in Iran by Khosrau I of Persia. Early 6th century – Irish colonists and invaders, the Scots, began migrating to Caledonia (later known as Scotland). Migration from south-west Britain to Brittany. Early 6th century – Glendalough monastery, Wicklow Ireland founded on St. Kevin. Many similar foundations in Ireland and Wales. Early 6th century – Zen Buddhism enters Vietnam from China. Early 6th century – Haniwa, from Kyoto, is made during the Kofun period.thumbnail|Uxmal is founded in the early 6th century. Early 6th century – Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe's apse's mosaic is completed. 502: Chinese annals mentioned the existence of the Buddhist Kingdom, Kanto Lim in South Sumatra, presumably in the neighborhood of present-day Palembang. 507: The Franks commanded by Clovis I wrest Aquitania from Alaric II's Visigoths at the Battle of Vouillé. 518: Eastern Roman Emperor Anastasius I dies and is succeeded by Justin I. 522: Romans obtain silkworm eggs and begin silkworm cultivation c. 524: Boethius writes his On the Consolation of Philosophy. 525: Having settled in Rome c. 500, Scythian monk Dionysius Exiguus invents the Anno Domini era calendar based on the estimated birth year of Jesus Christ. 527: Justinian I succeeds Justin I as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. 529: Saint Benedict of Nursia founds the monastery of Monte Cassino in Italy. 532: Nika riots in Constantinople; the cathedral is destroyed. They are put down a week later by Belisarius and Mundus; up to 30,000 people are killed in the Hippodrome. 535: Postulated volcanic eruption in the tropics which causes several years of abnormally cold weather, resulting in mass famine in the Northern Hemisphere. (See Extreme weather events of 535–536.)thumb|right|180px|This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. 537: Battle of Camlann, final battle of legendary King Arthur. 541–542: First pandemic of bubonic plague (Plague of Justinian) hits Constantinople and the rest of Byzantine Empire. 543/544: One of Justinian's edict leads to the Three-Chapter Controversy 545: Nubian Kingdom of Nobatia converts to Christianity. Mid-6th century – Cassiodorus founds a cenobitic monastery and scriptorium at Vivarium in Italy Mid-6th century – Buddhist Jataka stories are translated into Persian by order of the Zoroastrian king Khosrau. Mid-6th century – Cave-Temple of Shiva at Elephanta Caves, Maharashtra, India, is built. Post-Gupta period. Mid-6th century – Eternal Shiva, rock-cut relief in the Cave-Temple of Shiva at Elephanta Caves, is made Mid-6th century – Jogeshwari Caves excavated during 6th century A.D. is one of the finest specimen of Brahmanical Rock-Cut Architecture and bears similarity with Elephanta Caves (Cave No. 1) and Dhumar Lena (Cave No. 29) at Ellora Caves. Second half of 6th century – Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels, icon, is made. It is now kept at Saint Catherine's Monastery, Egypt. 550: Kingdom of Funan dies out. 551: Bumin Khagan founded the Turkic Khaganate in Central Asia 552: Buddhism introduced to Japan from Baekje during the Asuka period. 553: Second Council of Constantinople 554: Eviction of the Ostrogoths from Rome, and the re-unification of all Italy under Roman rule. 561 to 592: Buddhist monk Jnanagupta translates 39 sutras from Sanskrit to Chinese. 563: The monastery on Iona is founded by St. Columba. 566: Birth of Lǐ Yuān, founder of the Tang dynasty and Emperor of China under the name of Gaozu (618-626) 568: Lombards invade Italy and establish a federation of dukedoms under a king. 569: Nubian kingdom of Alodia converts to Christianity. 569: Nubian kingdom of Makuria converts to Christianity. 570: Birth of the last Islamic Prophet Muhammad. 574: The Roman Empire is invaded by various Slavs, who plunder the Balkans. 577: China's last of the Southern dynasties, the Chen dynasty invents matches.thumb|The Suebi Kingdom would eventually be conquered by the Visigoths in the 6th century 578: The world's oldest ongoing company, Kongō Gumi, is founded in Osaka, Japan. 579–590: Reign of Persian Shah Hormizd IV. 582–602: Reign of Roman Emperor Maurice. 585: Suebian Kingdom conquered by Visigoths in Spain. 587: Reccared, king of the Visigoths in Spain, converts to Catholicism. 588: Shivadeva ascends the throne of the Lichchhavi dynasty in Nepal. 589: Third Council of Toledo adds the "filioque" clause to the Nicene Creed in Spain. 589: China reunified under the Sui dynasty (589 – 618). 590: Gregory the Great succeeds Pope Pelagius II (who dies of plague) as the 64th pope. 594: Beginning of the Bengali Calendar or (বঙ্গাব্দ Bônggabdô or Banggabda). 595: Pope Gregory sends Roman monks led by Augustine to England.
evEnTs EARLy 6TH CEntUrY – ah SUytoK tuTUl Xiu founDs uxMal.THumb|254x254pX|eAsterN HEMisphErE aT tHe BegInniNG of the 6TH centURy earLY 6tH ceNtury – aRcHAngel iVory, panel of a diPtYch ProbAbLy from the courT woRkshop At cOnstANtinoPlE, iS MAdE. it Is Now kEpT at ThE BrItiSh museum, lOnDoN. EarlY 6th cenTuRY – vIeNNa genEsis, from "boOK of geNesiS", PRoBablY madE in syria or pAlestine, is Made. IT is NoW kEPT at östErreIcHische NaTionAlbiBliOtHek, vieNna. By 6Th ceNTurY – SHilpa shASTRas IS writTeN. EarLy 6tH CenTuRy – FiRst ACademY Of The East thE AcaDemy OF GUndEShapur FOunded in iraN BY khoSrau I Of pErsIa. eaRly 6tH century – Irish coloNists AND iNVaders, thE scOTs, began MIGrAting TO cALeDONia (later knOwN aS sCOTlAnD). migraTioN from sOuth-WEST BriTAin To BrIttanY. Early 6th ceNturY – GLEnDalough monASteRY, wicKlOW iReland FoUnded on st. kevin. maNy simIlar FouNdationS In Ireland aNd wales. EArLy 6TH century – zen buddhism EntErs viEtnAM From CHINa. earlY 6th CeNtury – haNiWa, fROm kyoto, is maDe dUrinG thE kofUn perIod.thUmbnAil|uxmAL is fOuNded in the EArly 6th ceNturY. EaRlY 6TH CEnTuRY – basilIcA oF sAnT'apOlliNarE in cLasSe'S aPSe'S moSAIc is cOmpleted. 502: cHinesE ANnAlS meNtioNEd the exIstence oF the buDdhist kINgdOM, kAnTo lim in souTH Sumatra, pResUMAbLy In tHe neighbOrHoOD Of PReSeNT-day palembANG. 507: the fRAnKS commAnDed by cLoVIs I wreSt aquItAnIa frOm aLAric II's visigothS at the BAttLe Of vOUiLlé. 518: eastERn romAn emPeror anastasius i diEs And is succeeDED by justiN i. 522: romans obtAiN silkworM eGgS And begIN siLkwOrm CulTiVatiOn c. 524: BoeThIUs wRiTES His On thE consOlaTioN oF phILosophy. 525: hAving settlEd iN ROmE C. 500, scYtHiaN MONk DIOnySiuS exiguUs INventS the anno DomInI ERa Calendar bAsED on the EstimATed birth year oF JESUs Christ. 527: Justinian i succeedS jUsTIN I as empERor of The eAsteRn rOMan empirE. 529: saInT benEdiCt of nursiA founDs the Monastery of MonTe caSsinO in Italy. 532: nIKa riots in coNStanTiNOpLE; the CaThEDraL iS destroyED. They aRE put DOWn a week latEr By beliSARIUS AnD mUnDUs; uP TO 30,000 peoPLE aRE KiLled in the hiPpOdrOme. 535: poStUlaTEd VoLCanic eRuptiOn in tHe TRopiCs wHicH caUSEs sEVeRaL yeArs of abnormally cold WeatheR, resulting In maSs faminE IN tHe nORthErN HemispheRe. (SeE eXTrEme weAtheR eVentS of 535–536.)thumB|rigHT|180pX|thIs BUDDhist stela FrOM chIna, nOrthern WeI pErIoD, was bUilT in tHe eArLy 6tH centUry. 537: bAttlE oF camlAnn, finAl BaTtLe of leGeNdary KinG aRthUr. 541–542: FIrst pANdemiC of bUbonic plague (plAgue of justInian) hits ConstaNtinople and the rest oF byzAntine empire. 543/544: oNE OF jUStinIan's EDICt LeAds To The ThReE-CHaptEr cOntroverSy 545: nubiaN kinGdOM oF nobAtIa conVerts To ChrIstiAniTy. mid-6tH cEntury – cAssIOdORus foUNds a cEnoBITic MOnasteRy anD ScriPtoriuM aT vivaRium iN iTaLy miD-6tH CeNTuRy – bUddhisT jatAkA stORies are translateD InTo peRSian By ORdEr of the ZoROastrian kiNg KhosrAu. MiD-6tH cEnTUry – cavE-tEMPle of sHiva at eLephAnta caves, mahaRaShtRa, InDiA, iS buiLt. pOst-guPta pErIOD. miD-6Th centUry – etErnaL sHiva, rocK-Cut RElief IN thE cave-templE of sHIva at ElEphantA caves, is maDe Mid-6Th Century – joGEshwARi cAveS eXcAvated duRiNg 6th CenTury a.d. IS One of ThE finest sPecimen Of BRahmAnicAl Rock-cut architeCture anD bEaRs sIMIlarITy with elephanta caves (Cave No. 1) and Dhumar LeNA (cave nO. 29) AT eLlORA cAveS. SecOnd HAlf Of 6th CentuRy – viRGin aNd cHiLd with sAints and anGEls, icOn, Is MaDe. it is NOW kEpt at saINt caThERine's MonAsteRy, EgYPt. 550: kingdom OF fuNAn dies ouT. 551: bUMIn KhaGan foundeD the turkiC KhAGanatE In cEntral asIa 552: BudDhism InTrOduceD TO japaN from baEkje dUriNG THE asuka periOd. 553: SecoNd CoUNciL oF CoNSTAntInoPlE 554: eviction of the OsTrogoTHs fRom romE, And thE RE-uNiFicatiOn of alL iTalY UnDer rOmAn rule. 561 To 592: buddhist monk JNanagupta tRaNsLaTEs 39 sUtras frOm sanskriT to chINesE. 563: The MonasterY On ionA is fouNded by st. cOLumBa. 566: BIRth of Lǐ yUān, founDeR Of tHe tAng DyNasTy anD Emperor oF cHiNa uNdeR thE Name oF GAozu (618-626) 568: lombArds inVadE ItaLY aND estAbLiSh a fedeRatioN of duKeDOms unDer a kinG. 569: Nubian kingDOM of AlOdia coNvERTs to chrIstiaNity. 569: nUbiAn kiNgdoM Of maKUriA ConveRTs to chRIstiAnity. 570: biRtH Of THe laSt iSLaMIc PropHet MuHaMmAD. 574: The roman eMpIre is iNVaded by vARIoUS sLAVs, whO pluNder The balkAns. 577: chiNA'S last OF The SOuthErn DYnaSTies, the ChEN dyNasTY InvenTS matcHes.thuMb|the sUEbI KiNgDom would evENtuALLy bE conQuerEd By ThE visIGoThs in The 6TH Century 578: The worlD's oldesT OngoIng cOmpANy, kOnGō gumI, Is foUNDed In osAKa, JapAn. 579–590: Reign of PerSIaN shah hoRmiZd Iv. 582–602: ReIgn of RoMan emperOr maUrice. 585: suEbIAN KinGdom conqUEreD by vIsiGOths in spaIN. 587: recCaRed, kINg of the visiGoThs In spain, conVERts to cAthOliciSm. 588: sHivadevA ascendS the tHrone of The LicHchhAvi dyNaSty iN NEpAl. 589: thIrd coUnCil of toledo aDdS the "fiLIOque" clAusE to tHe niCenE cReeD in spaIN. 589: chinA reuniFIEd unDeR the sUi DYNASTy (589 – 618). 590: gRegORy tHE gReat suCCeEdS Pope pelagiuS ii (Who dieS oF plAGuE) aS the 64Th pOpe. 594: BEginnIng of the BEngaLi CaLendAR oR (বঙ্গাব্দ bônggabDÔ Or bAnGgabDA). 595: poPe gregORy senDs RoMAN monks LeD by auGustine to EngLand.