557
| Years: 553 554 555 556 – 557 – 558 559 560 561 | |
| Decades: 520s 530s 540s – 550s – 560s 570s 580s | |
| Centuries: 5th century – 6th century – 7th century | |
Events
- Beginning of the Northern Zhou Dynasty in northern China. First ruler is Northern Zhou Xiao Min Di.
- End of the Liang Dynasty and beginning of the Chen Dynasty in southern China. First ruler is Chen Wu Di.
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