588

DLXXXVIII in Roman numerals

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c=6th century
cf=7th century

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ya1=589
ya2=590
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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