For other uses, see 552 (disambiguation).
| Centuries: | 5th century · 6th century · 7th century |
| Decades: | 520s 530s 540s 550s 560s 570s 580s |
| Years: | 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 |
| 552 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 552 DLII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1305 |
| Armenian calendar | 1 ԹՎ Ա |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1292 – -1291 |
| Berber calendar | 1502 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1096 |
| Burmese calendar | -86 |
| Chinese calendar | 3188/3248-11-19 (辛未年十一月十九日) — to —
3189/3249-12-1(壬申年十二月初一日) |
| Coptic calendar | 268 – 269 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 544 – 545 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4312 – 4313 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 607 – 608 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 474 – 475 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3653 – 3654 |
| Holocene calendar | 10552 |
| Iranian calendar | 70 BP – 69 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 72 BH – 71 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2885 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1095 |
Events
By Place
Europe
- Battle of Asfeld: Longobards under king Audoin defeat the Gepids. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Maelgwn Hir ap Cadwallon, perhaps legendary assumes the throne of Gwynedd in Great Britain (possible date Events and Trends 532 — Nika riots in Constantinople; the cathedral was destroyed Events and Trends The Eastern Roman Empire conquers Milan and the Ostrogothic capital of Ravenna in 540. Events and Trends 554, Eviction of the Ostrogoths from Rome and the re-unification of all Italy under Imperial rule Events and Trends The Byzantine conquest of Italy, completed in 560, comes to a premature end with the entrance of the Lombards, Events and Trends Birth of Muhammad, prophet of Islam 577 Battle of Deorham between the Saxons and the Britons in South West Events and Trends The Sui Dynasty unites China for the first time since the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty in 311. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Ostrogoths under Totila recapture Rome. Events By place Byzantine Empire January 16 — Gothic War (535–552: The Ostrogoths, under King Totila Events By Place Byzantine Empire Beirut is destroyed by an Earthquake and Tsunami. Events By Place Europe The Ostrogoth Kingdom is conquered by the Byzantines after the Battle of Mons Lactarius Events By Place Byzantine Empire General Narses reconquers all of Italy Events By Place Byzantine Empire An Earthquake devastates Latakia. Asia China ( Southern and Northern Dynasties) - Liang Dynasty - # Hou Jing The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King The Battle of Asfeld was fought in 552 between the Lombards and the Gepids. The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from Alduin, Auduin, or Audoin was king of the Lombards from 546 to 565 The Gepids (Gepidae Gifðas ( Beowulf, Widsith) - possibly from * Gibiðos, "givers" or gepanta, see below were
- Cynric, king of Wessex, captures the fort at Old Sarum. Cynric of Wessex ruled as king of Wessex from 534 to 560 Everything known about him comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. West Saxon redirects here For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex (disambiguation. Old Sarum is the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury, in England.
- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath is established in Ireland. The ( Roman Catholic) Diocese of Meath ( Irish: Deoise an Mhí) was established in A Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
Asia
- Prince Shotoku introduces Buddhism to Japan. also known as, was a Regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices
- First year of the Armenian calendar. The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia.
- Liang Yuan Di succeeds Liang Yu Zhang Wang as ruler of the Chinese Liang Dynasty. The Southern dynasties 南朝 ( nanchao in Pinyin: nán cháo comprise the Liu Song, Southern Qi, Liang Dynasty and Chen
- Göktürks establish the first known Turkic state under the leadership of Bumin Khan. Göktürks ( Turkish: Gök Türkler) were a Turkic people of ancient Central Asia. The Turkic peoples are Eurasian peoples residing in northern central and western Eurasia who speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family Bumin Khan (death 552 AD was the founder of the Göktürk Empire.
By Topic
Religion
- Eutychius becomes Patriarch of Constantinople. Eutychius (c512 - 5 April 582) considered a Saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Christian traditions was the Patriarch "Patriarch of Constantinople" redirects here For the institutional church itself see Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
- Buddhism is introduced into Japan. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Births
Deaths
- July — Totila, King of the Ostrogoths
- Bumin Khan, founder of the Göktürk state
- Mennas, Patriarch of Constantinople
- St. Armel, abbot
- Wang Wei
- Xiao Dong
- Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei
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