| Centuries: | 5th century · 6th century · 7th century |
| Decades: | 520s 530s 540s 550s 560s 570s 580s |
| Years: | 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 |
| 552 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 552 DLII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1305 |
| Armenian calendar | 1 ԹՎ Ա |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1292 – -1291 |
| Berber calendar | 1502 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1096 |
| Burmese calendar | -86 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6060 – 6061 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛未年十一月十九日 (3188/3248-11-19) — to —
壬申年十二月初一日(3189/3249-12-1) |
| Coptic calendar | 268 – 269 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 544 – 545 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4312 – 4313 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 607 – 608 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 474 – 475 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3653 – 3654 |
| Holocene calendar | 10552 |
| Iranian calendar | 70 BP – 69 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 72 BH – 71 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2885 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1095 |
Events
By place
Europe
- Battle of Asfeld: Longobards under king Audoin defeat the Gepids.
- Cynric, king of Wessex, captures the fort at Old Sarum.
- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath is established in Ireland.
Asia
- Prince Shotoku introduces Buddhism to Japan.
- First year of the Armenian calendar.
- Liang Yuan Di succeeds Liang Yu Zhang Wang as ruler of the Chinese Liang Dynasty.
- Göktürks establish the first known Turkic state under the leadership of Bumin Khan.
By topic
Religion
- Eutychius becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.
Births
Deaths
- July 1—Totila, King of the Ostrogoths
- Bumin Khan, founder of the Göktürk state
- Mennas, Patriarch of Constantinople
- St. Armel, abbot
- Wang Wei
- Xiao Dong
- Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei
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