543
This article is about the year 543. For the number, see 543 (number). For other uses, see 543 (disambiguation).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | 5th century – 6th century – 7th century |
| Decades: | 510s 520s 530s – 540s – 550s 560s 570s |
| Years: | 540 541 542 – 543 – 544 545 546 |
| 543 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 543 DXLIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1296 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5293 |
| Bengali calendar | −50 |
| Berber calendar | 1493 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1087 |
| Burmese calendar | −95 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6051–6052 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬戌年 (Water Dog) 3239 or 3179 — to — 癸亥年 (Water Pig) 3240 or 3180 |
| Coptic calendar | 259–260 |
| Discordian calendar | 1709 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 535–536 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4303–4304 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 599–600 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 465–466 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3644–3645 |
| Holocene calendar | 10543 |
| Iranian calendar | 79 BP – 78 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 81 BH – 80 BH |
| Julian calendar | 543 DXLIII |
| Korean calendar | 2876 |
| Minguo calendar | 1369 before ROC 民前1369年 |
| Seleucid era | 854/855 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1085–1086 |
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The Chalukya Dynasty (543–753)
Year 543 (DXLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 543 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Europe
- Spring – Siege of Naples: The Byzantine garrison (1,000 men) in Naples surrenders to the Ostrogoths. Pressed by famine and demoralized by the failure of two relief efforts. The defenders are well treated by king Totila, and the garrison is allowed safe departure, but the city walls are partly razed.[1]
Africa
- The fortress city of Old Dongola (modern Sudan) along the Nile River becomes the capital of Makuria. Several churches are built, including the "Old Church" (approximate date).
Persia
- Summer – King Khosrau I invades again Syria and turns south towards Edessa to besiege the fortress city.
- The Hephthalites threaten the Persian Empire from the East. They extend their domain in Central Asia (approximate date).
Asia
- King Pulakesi I establishes the Chalukya Dynasty (India). He extends his kingdom by conquering Vakataka and the west coast of Karnataka giving him access to the valuable Arabian Sea trade routes.[2]
Learning
- Approximate date – The Yupian (玉篇) Chinese dictionary is edited by Gu Yewang.
Religion
- The doctrine of apocatastasis is condemned by the Synod of Constantinople.
Births
- Brunhilda, queen of Austrasia (approximate date)
- Columbanus, Irish missionary (d. 615)
- Jing Di, emperor of the Liang Dynasty (d. 558)
- Wu Di, emperor of Northern Zhou (d. 578)
Deaths
- Benedict of Nursia, monasticist (b. 480)
- Octa, king of Kent (approximate date) (b. 500)