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| Centuries: | 6th century · 7th century · 8th century |
| Decades: | 570s 580s 590s 600s 610s 620s 630s |
| Years: | 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 |
| 605 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 605 DCV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1358 |
| Armenian calendar | 54 ԹՎ ԾԴ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1239 – -1238 |
| Berber calendar | 1555 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1149 |
| Burmese calendar | -33 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6113 – 6114 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲子年十二月初六日 (3241/3301-12-6) — to —
乙丑年十一月十六日(3242/3302-11-16) |
| Coptic calendar | 321 – 322 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 597 – 598 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4365 – 4366 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 660 – 661 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 527 – 528 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3706 – 3707 |
| Holocene calendar | 10605 |
| Iranian calendar | 17 BP – 16 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 18 BH – 17 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2938 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1148 |
Events
By Place
Asia
- As a result of a quarrel between Numan III, the Lakhmid ruler, and the Persian Chosroes, the Persian border with Arabia is no longer guarded.
- Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty orders the capital to be transferred from Chang'an to Luoyang, and orders the Grand Canal to be built.
- Amshuvarma becomes king of Licchavi.
- The Chinese Zhaozhou Bridge is completed under the Sui Dynasty, the earliest known fully-stone open-spandrel segmental arch bridge in the world. Although the earlier Roman era Trajan's Bridge featured segmental arches, they were built of wood on top of stone piers.
The Americas
- Aj Ne' Yohl Mat becomes ruler of Palenque.
Births
Deaths
- May 26 — or 604 — Augustine of Canterbury (possible date)
- Damian, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
- Alexander of Tralles, Greek physician
