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598 BC

Jehoiachin succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah.

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599 BC

Vardhamana Mahavira, last Tirthankar of Jainism is born.

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600 BC

Nebuchadrezzar builds the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

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601 BC

Birth of Gubaru, the Median governor of Babylon following the conquest of that city by Persian ruler Cyrus the Great. Gubaru was previously governor of Gutium

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602 BC

Daniel and friends complete three years of training; Nebuchadnezzar has his dream and Daniel explains it.

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603 BC

Ekron was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II

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604 BC
Lao tzu, a chinese philosopher, was born. Among his quotes: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". This saying is erroneously attributed to confucius.

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605 BC

Battle of Carchemish: Crown Prince Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon defeats the army of Necho II of Egypt, securing the Babylonian conquest of Assyria. The Babylonians pursue through Syria and Palestine. Judah fell to Chaldeans under Nebuchadnezzar

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606 BC

Zhou Ding Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

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607 BC

Death of Zhou Kuang Wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China