6th century

The 6th century is from 501 to 600 AD.

Dionysius of the Eastern Roman Empire first created the concept of the Common Era in 525. In other words, it was only in the 6th century that it first recognized itself as the 6th century, and before that, it did not use the chronology based on the birth of Jesus.

It is the beginning of a period of approximately 1,000 years commonly called the Middle Ages.

Europe in the 6th century can be said to be an era of the overwhelming power of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Germanic nations that existed in Western Europe.

Rome is a master Belisarius regains all Koto, except for the northern part of Gaul , Britannia , and Hispania, and enjoys the revival under the Ustinian Great Festival.

The art of the Eastern Roman Empire is called Byzantine art , and techniques such as mosaics and icons appeared. Hagia Sophia was built during this period, and various icon paintings were painted in Ravenna, which was located in Italy but had strong Eastern Roman influence, which later became a factor stimulating the Renaissance.

The Ostrogothic Kingdom , which ruled Italy, fought against the Eastern Roman Empire but was destroyed. France was ruled by the Frankish kingdom of the Merovean dynasty .

In the UK, the massive influx of Anglo Saxon was made. It is a time when the Seven Kingdoms survived, and it is also an age of the legend of King Arthur.

Wars between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Sassanid Dynasty were frequent. As a result, it became difficult for traders to pass through Mesopotamia, so they traveled through an alternative route, the Arabian route. At this time, commercial cities such as Mecca emerged, and social problems arose as all kinds of people flocked to Mecca. And in 570, Muhammad was born in Mecca and sought a solution to Mecca's problems.

In China, it was a time when the Northern and Southern Dynasties were once again emerging as a unified empire. The Northern Dynasty faced the division of East and West, but was unified by the Northern Zhou. In 581, Yang Jian, who overthrew the Northern Zhou government, established the Sui Dynasty and destroyed the Southern Dynasty's Jin, making China a unified empire again in 589.

In Korea, Silla is on the Korean Peninsula from the 6th century. It occupies the central region and faces its heyday . It is also regarded as the sixth century when Mahan's remaining forces are converted into Baekje's direct rule.

In Japan, it was a period transitioning from the Kofun period to the Asuka period , and it began to be incorporated into the East Asian international order through contact with China's Northern and Southern Dynasties and the unified Sui Dynasty. Japan in the 6th century was greatly influenced by China's Southern Dynasties and Baekje.