World Timeline

AD 602: Khosrau II annexes the Lakhmid Kingdom (Southern Iraq), and puts king Nu'man III to death.

AD 603: Schuttern Abbey (Germany) is founded by the wandering Irish monk Offo.

AD 604: August 13 – Emperor Wéndi dies, age 63, presumably assassinated by his son Yángdi, after a 23-year reign in which he has attacked hereditary privilege and reduced the power of the military aristocracy. He is succeeded by Yángdi, who becomes the second emperor of the Sui dynasty.