530s

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	5th century – 6th century – 7th century
Decades:	500s 510s 520s – 530s – 540s 550s 560s
Years:	530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

The 530s decade ran from January 1, 530, to December 31, 539.

Events and trends

532—Nika riots in Constantinople; the cathedral was destroyed. They were put down a week later by Belisarius and Mundus; up to 30,000 people were killed in the Hippodrome.
Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, rebuilt (532–537)
534—Under the leadership of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, general Belisarius fought many campaigns defeating, among others, the Vandals in North Africa, bringing their kingdom to an end.
During the extreme weather events of 535–536, the sun reportedly became very dim and the weather was extraordinarily cold. This may have been caused by a huge volcanic eruption (possibly Krakatoa).