601

601 in other calendars
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

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

601 (DCI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 601st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 601st year of the 1st millennium, the 1st year of the 7th century, and the 2nd year of the 600s decade. As of the start of 601, the Gregorian calendar was 3 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

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.

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