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595
The Eastern Roman general Priskos prevents the Avars from attacking the city of Singidunum .
595 in other calendars
Armenian calendar	43/44 (turn of the year July)
Ethiopian calendar	587/588
Buddhist calendar	1138/39 (southern Buddhism); 1137/38 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana )
Chinese calendar	54th (55th) cycle Year of the wooden hare乙卯 ( at the beginning of the year wooden tiger 甲寅)
Jewish calendar	4355/56 (9/10 September)
Coptic calendar	311/312
Roman calendar	ab urbe condita MCCCXLVIII (1348) Diocletian's era : 311/312 (New Year November)
Seleucid era	Babylon: 905/906 (April) Syria: 906/907 (October)
Spanish era	633
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar)	651/652 (turn of the year April)

Events

Politics and world events

Europe

• Balkan campaigns of Maurikios : The Avars evade the Eastern Roman general Priskos before Singidunum and invade Dalmatia with moderate success .
• The Merovingian Childebert II tried to use the struggle for Singidunum for an attack on Avar territory on the Drau in what is now Carinthia. The Bavarian invasion army is completely wiped out by the Avars. In retaliation, an Avar army moves to Thuringia and the regent Brunichild has to buy her departure.

The Pennines

• around 595: Bernicia conquers the British kingdom from King Dunaut Bwr in the Pennines .

America

• at 595: K'inich Hix Chapat becomes ruler of the Mayan city ​​of Toniná .

Asia

Hadidscha bint Chuwailid, from the Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum , 1553

• around 595: Mohammed marries his employer, the wealthy merchant Chadīdscha bint Chuwailid , and thus ensures his financial independence.

religion

• Kyriakos follows John IV as Patriarch of Constantinople .

Born

• Fara , Franconian nobleman, founder of a monastery and abbess, saint of the Catholic Church († around 656 )
• Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas , companion of Mohammed († 664 )

Died

• January: Ewin , dux of the Lombards in Trento
• February 15 : Berach , Irish monk (* after 500)
• September 2nd : John IV , Patriarch of Constantinople

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