611

611 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	611; DCXI
Ab urbe condita	1364
Armenian calendar	60; ԹՎ Կ
Assyrian calendar	5361
Balinese saka calendar	532–533
Bengali calendar	18
Berber calendar	1561
Buddhist calendar	1155
Burmese calendar	−27
Byzantine calendar	6119–6120
Chinese calendar	庚午年 (Metal Horse); 3308 or 3101; — to —; 辛未年 (Metal Goat); 3309 or 3102
Coptic calendar	327–328
Discordian calendar	1777
Ethiopian calendar	603–604
Hebrew calendar	4371–4372
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	667–668
- Shaka Samvat	532–533
- Kali Yuga	3711–3712
Holocene calendar	10611
Iranian calendar	11 BP – 10 BP
Islamic calendar	11 BH – 10 BH
Japanese calendar	N/A
Javanese calendar	501–502
Julian calendar	611; DCXI
Korean calendar	2944
Minguo calendar	1301 before ROC; 民前1301年
Nanakshahi calendar	−857
Seleucid era	922/923 AG
Thai solar calendar	1153–1154
Tibetan calendar	阳金马年; (male Iron-Horse); 737 or 356 or −416; — to —; 阴金羊年; (female Iron-Goat); 738 or 357 or −415

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	6th century; 7th century ; 8th century;
Decades:	590s; 600s; 610s ; 620s; 630s;
Years:	608; 609; 610; 611 ; 612; 613; 614;

Year 611 (DCXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 611 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

By place

Persian Empire

Byzantine–Persian War: The Persian army under Shahrbaraz captures Antioch, and most of the remaining Byzantine fortresses in Syria and Mesopotamia. King Khosrau II is re-establishing a neo-Persian Empire, and intensifies his war effort. The Byzantine army, ruined by defeat and corruption, offers only half-hearted opposition.

Britain

Cynegils becomes king of the West Saxons, or Wessex, after the death of his uncle Ceolwulf (according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle). He rules from 611 to 643 and shares power to some extent with his eldest son, Cwichelm, who may have been given Upper Wessex (approximate date).