579
579 — Korea: 신라 진평왕 즉위 / China: Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou, accession
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| KoreaThree Kingdoms of Korea 57 BC–660 | ChinaNorthern and Southern dynasties 420–581 | JapanAsuka period 538–710 | United States |
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| - Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou, accession
- 577February — The Northern Qi emperor Gao Heng and his father, the Taishang Huang Gao Wei, were executed with their family by Northern Zhou.
- 577北周軍攻佔鄴城，高緯逃亡被擒，北齊亡。
- 578Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou, accession
- 580北周外戚楊堅自稱大丞相。
- 581突厥汗国沙缽略可汗舉兵入侵隋朝。
- 581The Northern Zhou emperor Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou was forced to abdicate in favor of his regent Emperor Wen of Sui, initiating the Sui dynasty.
- 581楊堅受禪代周稱帝，改國號「隋」，史稱隋文帝，北周亡。
| - No events recorded for this year
| covered from 1607 |