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{{short description|Calendar year}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2011}} {{About year|617|the "Dambuster" squadron|No. 617 Squadron RAF}} {{Year nav|617}} {{M1 year in topic}} [[File:Wendelinus.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The [[tomb]] of [[Wendelin of Trier]] (c. 554–617)]] __NOTOC__ Year '''617''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 617 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. == Events == <onlyinclude> === By place === ==== Byzantine Empire ==== * [[Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628#Anatolia|Byzantine-Sassanid War]]: The [[Sassanid Empire|Persian]] army under [[Shahin Vahmanzadegan]] conquers [[Chalcedon]] in [[Anatolia]], and reaches the [[Bosporus]], threatening [[Constantinople]]. Emperor [[Heraclius]] begins peace negotiations, promising an annual [[tribute]] of 1,000 talents of [[gold]] and [[silver]].{{sfn|Greatrex|Lieu|2002|p=198}} Shahin withdraws with his army to [[Syria]], to focus on the invasion of [[Diocese of Egypt (Late Antiquity)|Egypt]].{{sfn|Foss|1975|p=724}} * The [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avars]] send envoys to Constantinople for a meeting with Heraclius. He is warned about an [[ambush]], and flees for safety behind the city walls in time. Angry at the failure to capture the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor, the Avars plunder [[Thrace]] and return to the [[Danube|Danube River]], carrying off 270,000 people.{{sfn|Fine|1991|p=42}} ==== Europe ==== * [[Grasulf of Friuli|Grasulf II]] becomes the Lombard [[Dukes and margraves of Friuli|Duke of Friuli]] ([[Italy]]), after the assassination of his nephews, [[Tasso of Friuli|Tasso]] and [[Kakko of Friuli|Kakko]], in [[Oderzo]]. ==== Britain ==== * [[Sigeberht the Little|Sigeberht]] becomes king of [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]], after his father [[Sæward of Essex|Sæward]] and uncle [[Sexred]] are killed in battle against the [[Wessex|West Saxons]]. * Heathens revolt in [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]] under King [[Eadbald of Kent|Eadbald]]. During the uprising [[Justus]], [[bishop of Rochester]], flees to [[Gaul]]. * King [[Edwin of Northumbria]] invades and annexes the minor [[Britons (Celtic people)|British]] kingdom of [[Elmet]] (approximate date). ==== Asia ==== * [[September 8]] – [[Battle of Huoyi]]: Rebel forces under [[Emperor Gaozu of Tang|Li Yuān]] defeat the [[Sui dynasty|Sui]] troops near the [[Fen River]], and capture the [[China|Chinese]] capital, [[Chang'an]]. Li has gained support from [[Shibi Khan|Shibi]], ruler (''[[khagan]]'') of the [[Göktürks|Eastern Turks]], who secures his northern frontier and supplies him with 2,000 horses. * Winter – Li Yuan demotes Sui emperor [[Emperor Yang of Sui|Yángdi]] to the status of ''[[Taishang Huang]]'' (retired emperor), and declares [[Yang You]] emperor, while he gives himself authority over the western Sui [[Commandery (China)|commanderies]] (prefecture), under the title of "Prince of Tang". === By topic === ==== Religion ==== * [[Mecca]]ns begin a boycott of the Banu Hashim clan, to which [[Islam]]ic prophet [[Muhammad]] belongs. A [[civil war]] begins in [[Medina]]. * [[Yawm al-Buath|Battle of Bu'ath]]: The [[Arabian tribes that interacted with Muhammad|Arabic tribes]] win an indecisive battle against the [[Jews|Jewish]] tribe of [[Banu Qurayza]], near the Medinan [[oasis]].</onlyinclude> == Births == * [[Songtsän Gampo]], emperor of the [[Tibetan Empire]] (d. [[649]]) * [[Wonhyo]], Korean [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monk and writer (d. [[686]]) * [[Lady K’awiil Ajaw]], queen regnant of the Maya city State of Cobá (d. [[682]]) == Deaths == * [[April 17]] – [[Donnán of Eigg]], [[Gaels|Gaelic]] priest * [[Kakko of Friuli|Kakko]], [[Dukes and margraves of Friuli|duke of Friuli]] ([[Italy]]) * [[Sæward of Essex|Sæward]], king of [[Essex]] (approximate date) * [[Sexred]], king of Essex (approximate date) * [[Tasso of Friuli|Tasso]], duke of Friuli (Italy) * [[Wendelin of Trier]], [[hermit]] and [[abbot]] (approximate date) * [[Yang Yichen (Sui dynasty)|Yang Yichen]], general of the [[Sui dynasty]] * [[Zhai Rang]], rebel leader during the Sui dynasty == References == {{Reflist}} === Sources === <!-- referenced by more than one 61y article and thus multiple times in the corresponding 610s article --> {{refbegin}} * <!--Fine 1991-->{{The Early Medieval Balkans|page=42}} * {{cite journal|last=Foss|first=Clive|year=1975|title=The Persians in Asia Minor and the end of antiquity|journal=The English Historical Review|volume=90|issue=357|pages=721–747|doi=10.1093/ehr/XC.CCCLVII.721|jstor=567292}} * {{cite book |last1=Greatrex |first1=Geoffrey |last2=Lieu |first2=Samuel N. C. |year=2002 |page=198 |title=The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 363-628 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-46530-4}} {{refend}} {{DEFAULTSORT:617}} [[Category:617| ]]
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