551
| Years: 547 548 549 550 – 551 – 552 553 554 555 | |
| Decades: 520s 530s 540s – 550s – 560s 570s 580s | |
| Centuries: 5th century – 6th century – 7th century | |
Events
- Jordanes publishes The Origin and Deeds of the Goths.
- The Byzantine Empire captures part of southern Spain from the Visigoths.
- Liang Yu Zhang Wang succeeds Liang Jian Wen Di as ruler of the Chinese Liang Dynasty.
- Beirut destroyed by earthquake and tsunami.
Births
Deaths
- Western Wei Wen Di, ruler of the Chinese Western Wei Dynasty
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