585 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Famine in Gaul.
• Emperor Yomei ascends to the throne of Japan.
• In China, Nan Liang Xiao Jing Di succeeds Nan LIang Xiao Ming Di as ruler of the Nan Liang Dynasty.
• The Suebi kingdom on the Iberian peninsula is conquered by the Visigoths under King Leovigild.
• Hussa succeeds his brother Frithuwald as king of Bernicia (traditional date).
• Creoda becomes king of Mercia.

Births

Deaths

• Emperor Bidatsu of Japan
• Frithuwald, king of Bernicia (traditional date)