The world in 544 AD — what happened that year

11 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

China (2)

• The emperor returned to his native Lanling and visited the tomb of his father, the Jianning Mausoleum. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷3 大同十年 三月)
• The emperor went to the northern watchtower of Jingkou city and renamed it Beigu (North Gaze). (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷3 大同十年 三月)

Southeast Asia (3)

• Lý Nam Đế declared himself Emperor of Nam Việt and set the era name Thiên Đức and the state name Vạn Xuân. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 外紀卷之四 「甲子天德元年〔梁大同十年〕春正月」)
• Li Bi usurped the imperial title in Jiaozhi, and set up a court with all its officials. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷3 大同十年 正月)
• Lý Bí, at Jiaozhi, adopted a royal title and used the era name Tiande. (History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals 南史 卷7 大同10年)

West Asia (2)

• The following year Khosrow invades Mesopotamia for the fourth time, aiming to take Edessa. (Procopius, History of the Wars 2.26.3–2.26.4)
• The citizens of Edessa dig a tunnel under the Persian earthwork to set it on fire. (Procopius, History of the Wars 2.27.1)

Egypt & North Africa (1)

• Solomon died, and his nephew Sergius took command of Libya; everyone disliked his rule. (Procopius, History of the Wars 4.22.1)

Southern Europe (3)

• When the Moors Antalas and Stotzas gathered at Byzacium, John mustered his troops. (Procopius, History of the Wars 4.23.1)
• Belisarius set out for Italy a second time from Salona, recruiting auxiliaries by way of Thrace. (Procopius, History of the Wars 7.10.1–7.10.2)
• Belisarius reached Ravenna by fleet and addressed the Gothic and Roman soldiers he gathered. (Procopius, History of the Wars 7.11.1)

Same events recorded in this year

• Jiaozhou (544) — the same event in Book of Liang and History of the Southern Dynasties

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