552

• Battle of Asfeld
  Battle of Asfeld
  The Battle of Asfeld was fought in 552 between the Lombards and the Gepids. The Lombards, led by King Audoin, were victorious, and King Thurisind of the Gepids was killed in the battle....
  
  : Longobards under king Audoin
  Audoin
  Alduin, Auduin, or Audoin was king of the Lombards from 546 to 565. The Lombards became, under him, a fœderatus of the Byzantines , signing a treaty with Justinian I which gave them power in Pannonia and the north. Beginning in 551, he was obliged to send troops to serve Narses in Italy against...
  
   defeat the Gepids.
• Cynric
  Cynric of Wessex
  Cynric of Wessex ruled as king of Wessex from 534 to 560. Everything known about him comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. There he is stated to have been the son of Cerdic, and also to have been the son of Cerdic's son, Creoda...
  
  , king of Wessex
  Wessex
  The Kingdom of Wessex or Kingdom of the West Saxons was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the West Saxons, in South West England, from the 6th century, until the emergence of a united English state in the 10th century, under the Wessex dynasty. It was to be an earldom after Canute the Great's conquest of...
  
  , captures the fort at Old Sarum
  Old Sarum
  Old Sarum is the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury, in England. The site contains evidence of human habitation as early as 3000 BC. Old Sarum is mentioned in some of the earliest records in the country...
  
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• The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath
  Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath was established in A.D. 552. The diocese took its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. From 1778 until the late 19th century it had its seat in Navan, County Meath, Ireland.-History:...
  
   is established in Ireland
  Ireland
  Ireland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
  
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• Prince Shotoku
  Prince Shotoku
  , also known as , was a regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan. Recent historical studies cast doubt of some of achievement attributed to him.-Cultural and political role:Prince Shōtoku looked to China for political and religious inspiration....
  
   introduces Buddhism
  Buddhism
  Buddhism, as traditionally conceived, is a path of salvation attained through insight into the ultimate nature of reality. It encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha...
  
   to Japan.
• First year of the Armenian calendar
  Armenian calendar
  The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia whose Era is Julian July 11 of 552 AD. It is a solar calendar based on the same system as the ancient Egyptian model, having an invariant 365-day year with no leap year rule...
  
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• Liang Yuan Di succeeds Liang Yu Zhang Wang as ruler of the Chinese Liang Dynasty
  Southern dynasties
  The Southern dynasties 南朝 comprise the Liu Song, Southern Qi, Liang Dynasty and Chen Dynasty, whose capital were largely all at Jiankang , and Emperor Yuan of Liang, as well as the later Western Liang emperors The Southern dynasties 南朝 (nanchao in pinyin: nán cháo) comprise the Liu Song,...
  
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• Göktürks
  Göktürks
  The Göktürks were a powerful nomadic confederation of medieval Inner Asia. Known in Chinese sources as 突厥 , the Göktürks under the leadership of Bumin Khan The Göktürks (Old Turkic: Celestial Turks or "Blue Turks") were a powerful nomadic confederation of medieval Inner Asia. Known in Chinese...
  
   establish the first known Turkic state under the leadership of Bumin Khan
  Bumin Khan
  Bumin Khan was the founder of the Göktürk Empire. He is mentioned as "Tumen" in the ancient Chinese sources. His name means "smoke cloud"...
  
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• Eutychius becomes Patriarch of Constantinople
  Patriarch of Constantinople
  -Current Ecumenical Patriarch:The current Ecumenical Patriarch is His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople.-General Introduction:...
  
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• July 1—Totila
  Totila
  Totila was king of the Ostrogoths from 541 until his death. He waged the Gothic War against the Byzantine Empire for the mastery of Italy...
  
  , King of the Ostrogoths
• Bumin Khan
  Bumin Khan
  Bumin Khan was the founder of the Göktürk Empire. He is mentioned as "Tumen" in the ancient Chinese sources. His name means "smoke cloud"...
  
  , founder of the Göktürk
  Göktürks
  The Göktürks were a powerful nomadic confederation of medieval Inner Asia. Known in Chinese sources as 突厥 , the Göktürks under the leadership of Bumin Khan The Göktürks (Old Turkic: Celestial Turks or "Blue Turks") were a powerful nomadic confederation of medieval Inner Asia. Known in Chinese...
  
   state
• Mennas, Patriarch of Constantinople
  Patriarch of Constantinople
  -Current Ecumenical Patriarch:The current Ecumenical Patriarch is His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople.-General Introduction:...
  
  
• St.

Europe

• Battle of Asfeld
  Battle of Asfeld
  The Battle of Asfeld was fought in 552 between the Lombards and the Gepids. The Lombards, led by King Audoin, were victorious, and King Thurisind of the Gepids was killed in the battle....
  
  : Longobards under king Audoin
  Audoin
  Alduin, Auduin, or Audoin was king of the Lombards from 546 to 565. The Lombards became, under him, a fœderatus of the Byzantines , signing a treaty with Justinian I which gave them power in Pannonia and the north. Beginning in 551, he was obliged to send troops to serve Narses in Italy against...
  
   defeat the Gepids.
• Cynric
  Cynric of Wessex
  Cynric of Wessex ruled as king of Wessex from 534 to 560. Everything known about him comes from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. There he is stated to have been the son of Cerdic, and also to have been the son of Cerdic's son, Creoda...
  
  , king of Wessex
  Wessex
  The Kingdom of Wessex or Kingdom of the West Saxons was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the West Saxons, in South West England, from the 6th century, until the emergence of a united English state in the 10th century, under the Wessex dynasty. It was to be an earldom after Canute the Great's conquest of...
  
  , captures the fort at Old Sarum
  Old Sarum
  Old Sarum is the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury, in England. The site contains evidence of human habitation as early as 3000 BC. Old Sarum is mentioned in some of the earliest records in the country...
  
  .
• The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath
  Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath was established in A.D. 552. The diocese took its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. From 1778 until the late 19th century it had its seat in Navan, County Meath, Ireland.-History:...
  
   is established in Ireland
  Ireland
  Ireland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
  
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Asia

• Prince Shotoku
  Prince Shotoku
  , also known as , was a regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan. Recent historical studies cast doubt of some of achievement attributed to him.-Cultural and political role:Prince Shōtoku looked to China for political and religious inspiration....
  
   introduces Buddhism
  Buddhism
  Buddhism, as traditionally conceived, is a path of salvation attained through insight into the ultimate nature of reality. It encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha...
  
   to Japan.
• First year of the Armenian calendar
  Armenian calendar
  The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia whose Era is Julian July 11 of 552 AD. It is a solar calendar based on the same system as the ancient Egyptian model, having an invariant 365-day year with no leap year rule...
  
  .
• Liang Yuan Di succeeds Liang Yu Zhang Wang as ruler of the Chinese Liang Dynasty
  Southern dynasties
  The Southern dynasties 南朝 comprise the Liu Song, Southern Qi, Liang Dynasty and Chen Dynasty, whose capital were largely all at Jiankang , and Emperor Yuan of Liang, as well as the later Western Liang emperors The Southern dynasties 南朝 (nanchao in pinyin: nán cháo) comprise the Liu Song,...
  
  .
• Göktürks
  Göktürks
  The Göktürks were a powerful nomadic confederation of medieval Inner Asia. Known in Chinese sources as 突厥 , the Göktürks under the leadership of Bumin Khan The Göktürks (Old Turkic: Celestial Turks or "Blue Turks") were a powerful nomadic confederation of medieval Inner Asia. Known in Chinese...
  
   establish the first known Turkic state under the leadership of Bumin Khan
  Bumin Khan
  Bumin Khan was the founder of the Göktürk Empire. He is mentioned as "Tumen" in the ancient Chinese sources. His name means "smoke cloud"...
  
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Religion

• Eutychius becomes Patriarch of Constantinople
  Patriarch of Constantinople
  -Current Ecumenical Patriarch:The current Ecumenical Patriarch is His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople.-General Introduction:...
  
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Deaths

• July 1—Totila
  Totila
  Totila was king of the Ostrogoths from 541 until his death. He waged the Gothic War against the Byzantine Empire for the mastery of Italy...
  
  , King of the Ostrogoths
• Bumin Khan
  Bumin Khan
  Bumin Khan was the founder of the Göktürk Empire. He is mentioned as "Tumen" in the ancient Chinese sources. His name means "smoke cloud"...
  
  , founder of the Göktürk
  Göktürks
  The Göktürks were a powerful nomadic confederation of medieval Inner Asia. Known in Chinese sources as 突厥 , the Göktürks under the leadership of Bumin Khan The Göktürks (Old Turkic: Celestial Turks or "Blue Turks") were a powerful nomadic confederation of medieval Inner Asia. Known in Chinese...
  
   state
• Mennas, Patriarch of Constantinople
  Patriarch of Constantinople
  -Current Ecumenical Patriarch:The current Ecumenical Patriarch is His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople.-General Introduction:...
  
  
• St. Armel, abbot
• Wang Wei
  Wang Wei (Liang Dynasty)
  Wang Wei was the chief strategist for Hou Jing, who controlled the imperial government of and briefly took over the throne of the Chinese dynasty, namely, Liang Dynasty and established his short-lived state of Han....
  
  
• Xiao Dong
  Xiao Dong
  Xiao Dung , courtesy name Yuanji , sometimes known by his pre-ascension title of Prince of Yuzhang , was briefly an emperor of the Chinese Liang Dynasty...
  
  
• Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei
  Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei
  Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei , personal name Yuan Shanjian , was the only emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Eastern Wei -- a branch successor state to Northern Wei...