- 570
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By Place
Europe
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Spoleto becomes the capital of an independent duchy under the Lombard chieftain Faroald.Asia
* Estimation:
Ctesiphon , capital of theSassanid Empire , becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead fromConstantinople , capital of theByzantine Empire . [http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm]
*Abraha attacks theKaaba inMecca .By Topic
Religion
* First mention of the
Spear of Destiny (approximate date).
* TheJew s ofClermont-Ferrand are forced to convert toChristianity .
*Year of the Elephant , according to Islamic tradition.Births
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April 20 —Muhammad the Prophet, founder ofIslam (approximate date) (d.632 )
*Pybba of Mercia (possible date)
*Childebert II of Austrasia (d.595 )
*Pei Ji , Chinese chancellor of theTang Dynasty (d.629 )
*Chen Shen , formercrown prince of the fallenChen Dynasty , later served as an official in the Sui and Tang dynasties
*Li Dashi , Chinese official and historian (d.628 )
*Gao Heng Deaths
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Gildas (traditional date)
*Liuva I , king of theVisigoths
*Soga no Iname , head of theSoga clan ofJapan
*Emperor Fei of Chen
*Empress Zhang Yao'er ee also
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570 in poetry
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