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Year '''531''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DXXXI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year after the Consulship of Lampadius and [[Rufius Gennadius Probus Orestes|Probus]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1284 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 531 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. |
Year '''531''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DXXXI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year after the Consulship of Lampadius and [[Rufius Gennadius Probus Orestes|Probus]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1284 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 531 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. |
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==== Byzantine Empire ==== |
==== Byzantine Empire ==== |
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* [[April 19]] – [[Battle of Callinicum]]: A [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] army (20,000 men) |
* [[April 19]] – [[Battle of Callinicum]]: A [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] army (20,000 men), commanded by [[Belisarius]], is defeated by the [[Persian people|Persians]] at [[Raqqa]] (northern [[Syria]]). Emperor [[Justinian I]] negotiates an end to the hostilities, and Belisarius is hailed as a hero. |
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* Some members of the Blue and Green [[chariot racing]] factions in [[Constantinople]] are imprisoned for murder, precipitating the [[Nika riots]] the next year. |
* Some members of the Blue and Green [[chariot racing]] factions in [[Constantinople]] are imprisoned for murder, precipitating the [[Nika riots]] the next year. |
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==== Europe ==== |
==== Europe ==== |
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* The [[Franks]] under King [[Chlothar I]] march against the [[Thuringii]] with |
* The [[Franks]] under King [[Chlothar I]] march against the [[Thuringii]] with Chlothar's nephew [[Theudebert I]]. The Kingdom of [[Thuringia]] comes under [[Francia|Frankish]] domination. |
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* [[Hermanafrid]], last king of the Thuringii, is defeated by the Franks near the [[Unstrut|Unstrut River]]. During negotiations he is pushed from the town walls of [[Zülpich]]. |
* [[Hermanafrid]], last king of the Thuringii, is defeated by the Franks near the [[Unstrut|Unstrut River]]. During negotiations he is pushed from the town walls of [[Zülpich]]. |
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* King [[Childebert I]] receives pleas from his sister [[Clotilde (died 531)|Clotilde]], wife of King [[Amalaric]], claiming that she is abused by her husband. Childebert invades [[Septimania]] ([[Gaul]]). |
* King [[Childebert I]] receives pleas from his sister [[Clotilde (died 531)|Clotilde]], wife of King [[Amalaric]], claiming that she is abused by her husband. Childebert invades [[Septimania]] ([[Gaul]]). |
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==== Asia ==== |
==== Asia ==== |
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* The reign of [[Yuan Ye|Chang Guang Wang]], ruler of [[Northern Wei]], ends. [[Gao Huan]], Chinese general, begins a [[rebellion]] and declares another member of the imperial clan, [[Yuan Lang|An Ding Wang]], emperor. |
* The reign of [[Yuan Ye (emperor)|Chang Guang Wang]], ruler of [[Northern Wei]], ends. [[Gao Huan]], Chinese general, begins a [[rebellion]] and declares another member of the imperial clan, [[Yuan Lang|An Ding Wang]], emperor. |
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* [[Emperor Ankan|Ankan]], age 66, succeeds his father [[Emperor Keitai|Keitai]] as the 27th [[emperor of Japan]]. |
* [[Emperor Ankan|Ankan]], age 66, succeeds his father [[Emperor Keitai|Keitai]] as the 27th [[emperor of Japan]]. |
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* [[Anwon of Goguryeo|Anwon]] becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of [[Goguryeo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org | |
* [[Anwon of Goguryeo|Anwon]] becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of [[Goguryeo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 05:35, 22 December 2023
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| 531 by topic |
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| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 531 DXXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1284 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5281 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 452–453 |
| Bengali calendar | −62 |
| Berber calendar | 1481 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1075 |
| Burmese calendar | −107 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6039–6040 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 3228 or 3021 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 3229 or 3022 |
| Coptic calendar | 247–248 |
| Discordian calendar | 1697 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 523–524 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4291–4292 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 587–588 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 452–453 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3631–3632 |
| Holocene calendar | 10531 |
| Iranian calendar | 91 BP – 90 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 94 BH – 93 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 418–419 |
| Julian calendar | 531 DXXXI |
| Korean calendar | 2864 |
| Minguo calendar | 1381 before ROC 民前1381年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −937 |
| Seleucid era | 842/843 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1073–1074 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) 657 or 276 or −496 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 658 or 277 or −495 |
Year 531 (DXXXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year after the Consulship of Lampadius and Probus (or, less frequently, year 1284 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 531 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
[edit]By place
[edit]Byzantine Empire
[edit]- April 19 – Battle of Callinicum: A Byzantine army (20,000 men), commanded by Belisarius, is defeated by the Persians at Raqqa (northern Syria). Emperor Justinian I negotiates an end to the hostilities, and Belisarius is hailed as a hero.
- Some members of the Blue and Green chariot racing factions in Constantinople are imprisoned for murder, precipitating the Nika riots the next year.
Europe
[edit]- The Franks under King Chlothar I march against the Thuringii with Chlothar's nephew Theudebert I. The Kingdom of Thuringia comes under Frankish domination.
- Hermanafrid, last king of the Thuringii, is defeated by the Franks near the Unstrut River. During negotiations he is pushed from the town walls of Zülpich.
- King Childebert I receives pleas from his sister Clotilde, wife of King Amalaric, claiming that she is abused by her husband. Childebert invades Septimania (Gaul).
- Childebert I defeats the Visigoths and conquers the capital Narbonne. Amalaric flees south to Barcelona, where he is assassinated by his own men.[1]
- Clotilde returns with the Frankish army and dies on the journey home. She is buried in Paris alongside her father Clovis I.
- Theudis, sword-bearer of former king Theodoric the Great, succeeds Amalaric as new ruler of the Visigoths.
Persia
[edit]- King Kavadh I, age 82, dies after a 43-year reign. Khosrau I, his favourite son, is proclaimed successor over his elder brothers.
Asia
[edit]- The reign of Chang Guang Wang, ruler of Northern Wei, ends. Gao Huan, Chinese general, begins a rebellion and declares another member of the imperial clan, An Ding Wang, emperor.
- Ankan, age 66, succeeds his father Keitai as the 27th emperor of Japan.
- Anwon becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo.[2]
Unidentified
[edit]- Major volcanic eruption.[3]
Births
[edit]- Li Delin, Chinese official and writer (d. 591)
- Liu Jingyan, Chinese Empress (d. 615)
- Waldrada, Lombard princess (d. 572)
- Yan Zhitui, Chinese scholar and official (d. 591)
Deaths
[edit]- May 30 – Xiao Tong, prince of the Liang Dynasty (b. 501)
- Amalaric, king of the Visigoths (assassinated)
- Clotilde, Visigoth queen and daughter of Clovis I
- Drest IV, king of the Picts (approximate date)
- Hermanafrid, king of the Thuringii (murdered)
- Kavadh I, king of the Persian Empire (b. 449)
- Keitai, emperor of Japan (b. 450)
- Maine mac Cearbhall, king of Uí Maine (or 537)
- Xiao Zhuang Di, emperor of Northern Wei (b. 507)
References
[edit]- ^ Isidore of Seville, History of the Goths, chapter 40. Translation by Guido Donini and Gorden B. Ford, Isidore of Seville's History of the Goths, Vandals, and Suevi, second revised edition (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1970), p. 19.
- ^ "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
- ^ Connor, Steve (July 7, 2014). "Our explosive past is written in the Antarctic ice". i. London. p. 17.