554

Years: 550 551 552 553 - 554 - 555 556 557 558

Decades: 520s 530s 540s - 550s - 560s 570s 580s

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

Events

• The Byzantine general Narses reconquers all of Italy.
• Byzantine forces seize Granada and Andalusia from the Visigoths.
• Athangild succeeds Agil as king of the Visigoths.
• Western Wei Gong Di succeeds Western Wei Fei Di as ruler of the Chinese Western Wei Dynasty.
• Baekje and Gaya ally and wage war upon Silla in the Korean peninsula, but are defeated.

Births

• Empress Suiko of Japan

Deaths

• Agil, king of the Visigoths
• King Seong of Baekje