549

549 (DXLIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries: 5th century6th century7th century
Decades: 510s  520s  530s 540s 550s  560s  570s
Years: 546 547 548549550 551 552

Events

Byzantine Empire

Europe

  • Agila succeeds Theudigisel as king of the Visigoths.
  • The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory (which still exists) is founded in Ireland.
  • Archbishop Maximianus of Ravenna consecrates the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe.

Asia

  • Emperor Jinwen succeeds Emperor Wu as ruler of the Liang Dynasty in China.

Births

  • Jizang, Chinese Buddhist monk (d. 623)

Deaths

  • Theudigisel, king of the Visigoths
  • Tuathal Maelgarb, King of Tara
  • Gao Cheng
  • Emperor Wu of Liang
  • Xiao Zhengde
  • Princess Xu Zhaopei
  • Zhu Yi
  • Chen Daoten father of Emperor Xuan of Chen (in either 548 or 549)

References

  1. O'Donnell, James (2008). The Ruin of the Roman Empire. New York: HarperCollins. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-06-078737-0.
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