581
| Years: 577 578 579 580 - 581 - 582 583 584 585 | |
| Decades: 550s 560s 570s - 580s - 590s 600s 610s | |
| Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century | |
Events
- The Sui Dynasty replaces the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the last of the Northern Dynasties in China. First ruler of the Sui Dynasty is Sui Wen Di.
- "Great City of Helu" was renamed Suzhou under Sui dynasty in China.
- Umar ibn al-Khattab, Muslim caliph (approximate date)