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576 CE

The Göktürks under Tardu cross the Cimmerian Bosporus into the Crimea, and besiege the city of Panticapaeum (Ukraine). Baduarius, son-in-law of the Byzantine emperor Justin II, is sent to Italy to resist the Lombard conquest. He leads an aborted counter-assault against the Lombards and dies soon after. Jinji becomes king of the Korean kingdom of Silla.

Conflict & Security

  • Byzantine–Sassanid War: A Persian army under King Khosrau I breaks through the Caucasus into Anatolia (modern Turkey). They attack the cities of Theodosiopolis and Caesarea, but are thwarted. Khosrau is forced to retreat and sacks Sebasteia. On the way home, he is intercepted by a Byzantine force under Justinian (magister militum of the East), and severely defeated near Melitene. The royal baggage is captured, and many Persians drown, while escaping across the Euphrates.source
  • The Göktürks under Tardu cross the Cimmerian Bosporus into the Crimea, and besiege the city of Panticapaeum (Ukraine).source
  • Jinji becomes king of the Korean kingdom of Silla.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • The Visigoths under King Liuvigild establish the capital of their kingdom in Toledo, located in central Spain (approximate date).source

Births

  • Gao Shilian, chancellor of the Tang dynasty (d. 647)source
  • Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, friend of Muhammad (approximate date)source

Deaths

  • May 28 – Saint Germain, bishop of Parissource
  • Baduarius, Byzantine aristocrat (approximate date)source
  • Baduarius, son-in-law of the Byzantine emperor Justin II, is sent to Italy to resist the Lombard conquest. He leads an aborted counter-assault against the Lombards and dies soon after.source