The world in 587 AD — what happened that year

18 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

China (8)

• He abolished the Later Liang, pardoned Jiangling, and made Xiao Cong a Pillar of State and Duke of Ju. (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史 卷11 開皇7年)
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Huan, vassals of the Later Liang's Xiao Cong, asked to surrender to the governor of Jingzhou, Chen Ji; more than a hundred thousand officials and commoners, men and women, crossed the Yangtze. (Book of Chen (Chenshu), Annals 陳書 卷6 禎明元年 九月)
• Later Liang Grand Tutor Xiao Yan and Jingzhou Governor Xiao Huan asked Chen Jingzhou Governor Chen Huiji for surrender, and crossed the Yangtze with the families of the civil and military officials. (History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals 南史 卷10 禎明1年)
• At Yangzhou, the Shanyang Canal was dug for grain transport. (Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals 隋書 卷001 帝紀 開皇7年4月)
• The Liang dynasty was abolished, a general pardon was granted at Jiangling, and Liang ruler Xiao Cong was enfeoffed as Pillar of State and Duke of Ju. (Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals 隋書 卷001 帝紀 開皇7年9月)
• Since it had been the home of a former emperor, the Emperor visited Tongzhou and lightened sentences for prisoners. (Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals 隋書 卷001 帝紀 開皇7年10月)
• Before the accession of Emperor Sushun, in the sixth month, Soga no Umako, supporting Princess Kashikiya-hime, strengthens the army and gives orders to Saeki no Nihete and others (Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) 日本書紀 卷第廿一 用明紀 2年 단락11)
• In the seventh month, Soga no Umako urges the princes and ministers and plots to destroy Mononobe no Moriya (Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) 日本書紀 卷第廿一 用明紀 2年 단락15)

Western Europe (10)

• Nicetius appointed governor of Provence (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 8.XLIII)
• Guntram returns Albi to his nephew Childebert (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 8.XLV)
• Radegund dies; Gregory attends the funeral (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 9.II)
• On the feast of St. Marcellus at Chalon, a man with a knife approaches Guntram (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 9.III)
• A son is born to Childebert; Bishop Veranus of Cavaillon baptizes him (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 9.IV)
• A false prophet, Desiderius, appears in Tours (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 9.VI)
• Rauking plots to kill Childebert and is eliminated (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 9.IX)
• Text of the Treaty of Andelot (Guntram and Childebert) (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 9.XX)
• Childebert's army besieges Ursio and Bertefred in a church on a hill (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 9.XII)
• Spanish king Reccared converts to Catholicism (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 9.XV)

Changes of power ◆

Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.

• ◆ Göktürks appears
• ◆ Kingdom of Italy appears
• ◆ Sui dynasty appears
• ◆ Göktürks appears
• ◆ Duchy of Spoleto ends
• ◆ First Turkic Khaganate ends
• ◆ Kingdom of the Suebi ends
• ◆ Lombards ends

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Same events recorded in this year

• Jiangling (587) — the same event in History of the Northern Dynasties and Book of Sui
• Jiangling (587) — the same event in Book of Chen and History of the Southern Dynasties

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