543

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.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	5th century 6th century 7th century
Decades:	520s 530s 540s 550s 560s
Years:	540 541 542 543 544 545 546

543 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	543 DXLIII
Ab urbe condita	1296
Assyrian calendar	5293
Balinese saka calendar	464–465
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	464–465
- Kali Yuga	3643–3644
Holocene calendar	10543
Iranian calendar	79 BP – 78 BP
Islamic calendar	81 BH – 80 BH
Javanese calendar	430–431
Julian calendar	543 DXLIII
Korean calendar	2876
Minguo calendar	1369 before ROC 民前1369年
Nanakshahi calendar	−925
Seleucid era	854/855 AG
Thai solar calendar	1085–1086
Tibetan calendar	阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) 669 or 288 or −484     — to — 阴水猪年 (female Water-Pig) 670 or 289 or −483

The Chalukya Dynasty (543–753)

Events

Europe

• Spring – Siege of Naples (542–543): 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 River Nile becomes the capital of the Kingdom of Makuria. Several churches are built, including the "Old Church" (approximate date).

Persia

• Summer – Khosrow I, Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire, invades Syria again, and turns south towards Edessa to besiege the fortress city.
• The Hephthalites threaten the Sasanian Empire from the East. They extend their domain in Central Asia (approximate date).
• A Byzantine invasion of Persarmenia is defeated at the Battle of Anglon by a much smaller force from the Sasanian Empire.

Asia

• King Pulakeshin I establishes the Chalukya dynasty in 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)
• Adolius, Byzantine officer

References

1. Bury (1923). Vol. II, Chapter XIX, p. 231-233.
2. Bauer, Susan Wise (2010). The History of the Medieval World: "From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade". ISBN 978-0-393-05975-5 p. 231.