601
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 6th century – 7th century – 8th century |
| Decades: | 570s 580s 590s – 600s – 610s 620s 630s |
| Years: | 598 599 600 – 601 – 602 603 604 |
| Gregorian calendar | 601 DCI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1354 |
| Armenian calendar | 50 ԹՎ Ծ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5351 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 522–523 |
| Bengali calendar | 8 |
| Berber calendar | 1551 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1145 |
| Burmese calendar | −37 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6109–6110 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 3297 or 3237 — to — 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 3298 or 3238 |
| Coptic calendar | 317–318 |
| Discordian calendar | 1767 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 593–594 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4361–4362 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 657–658 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 522–523 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3701–3702 |
| Holocene calendar | 10601 |
| Iranian calendar | 21 BP – 20 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 22 BH – 21 BH |
| Japanese calendar | N/A |
| Javanese calendar | 490–491 |
| Julian calendar | 601 DCI |
| Korean calendar | 2934 |
| Minguo calendar | 1311 before ROC 民前1311年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −867 |
| Seleucid era | 912/913 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1143–1144 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金猴年 (male Iron-Monkey) 727 or 346 or −426 — to — 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) 728 or 347 or −425 |
601 was a common year.
Events[change | change source]
- Peter (Byzantine General) wins the battle against the Eurasian Avars
- Liuva II replaces his brother Reccared as King of the Visigoths.
- The Qieyun, a Chinese character rhyme dictionary, is published
- The future Archbishops of Canterbury, Mellitus, Justus, and Honorius, and the future Archbishop of York Paulinus, are sent to England by Pope Gregory I to help Augustine in his missionary work.
Births[change | change source]
- Sigebert II of Austrasia and Burgundy
- Hongren, a Zen Buddhist patriarch of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (d. 674)
- Ma Zhou, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (d. 648)
- Empress Zhangsun
Deaths[change | change source]
- Saint David, Patron Saint of Wales
- Reccared, King of the Visigoths