570

For other uses, see 570 (disambiguation)}}}.

| align="center" style="vertical-align:middle;" | }}} }}} }}} }}} }}} }}} }}} |- style="background-color:#f3f3f3" | align="right" | Centuries: | align="center" | 5th century · 6th century · 7th century |- | align="right" | Decades: | align="center" | 540s 550s 560s 570s 580s 590s 600s |- style="background-color:#f3f3f3" | align="right" | Years: | align="center" | 567 568 569 570 571 572 573

This limestone statue of a Boddhisattva was probably created in the Henan province of China around 570, in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Events

By Place

Europe

Spoleto becomes the capital of an independent duchy under the Lombards.

Asia

Estimation: Ctesiphon, capital of the Sassanid Empire becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire.[link]

By Topic

Religion

First mention of the Spear of Destiny (approximate date).
The Jews of Clermont-Ferrand are forced to convert to Christianity.
Year of the Elephant, according to Islamic tradition.

Births

April 20 - Muhammad the Prophet, founder of Islam (approximate date) (d. 632)
Pybba of Mercia (possible date)
Childebert II of Austrasia (d. 595)

Deaths

Gildas (traditional date)
Livva I, king of the Visigoths
Soga no Iname, head of the Soga clan of Japan

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