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530 CE
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550 CE
560 CE
570 CE
531 CE - 579 CE: Reign of Kosrau I of the Sassanian Empire.
532 CE - 539 CE: Kosrau I reforms military, government, and taxation as well as encouraging intellectual and cultural developments.
540 CE - 573 CE: Kosrau I fights two wars with the Byzantine Empire.
560 CE: Kosrau I with Gok Turk allies destroys the Hephthalite Empire.
573 CE - 579 CE: Kosrau I continues cultural advances while periodically continuing hostilities with the Byzantine Empire.