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552

Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century

Decades: 490s - 500s - 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s - 590s

Years: 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• July - Battle of Taginae: The Byzantine general Narses defeats and kills Totila, king of the Ostrogoths. Teia succeeds the deceased Monarch but Narses manages to recapture Rome by the end of the year.

• Silkworms are smuggled into the Byzantine Empire from China.
• Buddhism is introduced into Japan.
• Battle of Asfeld: Longobards under king Audoin defeat the Gepids.
• Liang Yuan Di succeeds Liang Yu Zhang Wang as ruler of the Chinese Liang Dynasty.
• Cynric, king of Wessex, captures the fort at Old Sarum.
• The Buddhist goddess Benzaiten is said to have descended onto the island of Enoshima in Japan.
• Gokturks establish first known Turkic state under the leadership of Bumin Khan.

Births

• Ethelbert, king of Kent and Bretwalda

Deaths

• July - Totila, King of the Ostrogoths.
• Bumin Khan, founder of the Gokturk state.

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