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| Centuries: | 5th century · 6th century · 7th century |
| Decades: | 520s 530s 540s 550s 560s 570s 580s |
| Years: | 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 |
| 550 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 550 DL |
| Ab urbe condita | 1303 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1294 – -1293 |
| Berber calendar | 1500 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1094 |
| Burmese calendar | -88 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6058 – 6059 |
| Chinese calendar | 己巳年十一月廿八日 (3186/3246-11-28) — to —
庚午年十二月初八日(3187/3247-12-8) |
| Coptic calendar | 266 – 267 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 542 – 543 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4310 – 4311 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 605 – 606 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 472 – 473 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3651 – 3652 |
| Holocene calendar | 10550 |
| Iranian calendar | 72 BP – 71 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 74 BH – 73 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2883 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1093 |
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
- January 16 — Gothic War (535–552): The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison.
- Silk-producing technology reaches Constantinople (approximate date).
Europe
Asia
- The Eastern Wei Dynasty ends and the Northern Qi Dynasty begins in northern China. Wen Xuan Di is the first ruler of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Americas
By topic
Arts and sciences
- Hindu mathematicians give zero a numeral representation in a positional notation system.
- Procopius writes Secret History (approximate date).
Religion
- The main redaction of the Babylonian Talmud is completed under Rabbis Ravina and Ashi (approximate date).
- Carriaric, king of the Suevi, converts to Catholicism.
- In Ireland, the Diocese of Tuam is erected.
Births
Deaths
- Buddhapalita, Indian Madhyamaka Scholar
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