617

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Events

By Place

Europe

* Heathens revolt in Kent under king Eadbald. Justus, Bishop of Rochester, flees to Gaul.
* Sigehbert I becomes king of Essex.

Asia

* Sui Gong Di succeeds Sui Yang Di as emperor of China.
* The Persian Army, under the command of General Spahbodh Shaahin, conquers Chalcedon after a long siege.
* Meccans begin a boycott of the Banu Hashim clan to which Islamic Prophet Muhammad belongs.

Births

* Weonhyo, leading thinker of the Korean Buddhist tradition

Deaths

* Yang Yichen
* Zhai Rang