The world in 548 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

Gao Yue and others crushed Hou Jing at Guoyang, capturing or killing more than fifty thousand. (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史卷5 東魏武定6年)
Gao Cheng reached Lichang in the south, crossed at Wulao, passed through Luoyang, crossed the Taihang range, and returned to Jinyang. (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史卷6 武定6年)
Wei took Guoyang city. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷3 太清二年正月)
Hou Jing rebelled and attacked the garrisons at Matou, Muzha and Jingshan. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷3 太清二年八月)
Hou Jing attacked Liyang; the prefect Zhuang Tie surrendered. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷3 太清二年十月)
Hou Jing crossed the Yangtze from the Hengjiang and landed at Caishi. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷3 太清二年十月)
Hou Jing's army reached the capital; Xiao Zhengde, Prince of Linhe, led his troops and surrendered. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷3 太清二年十月)
The enemy took Dongfu City, and Xiao Tui, Marquis of Nanpu, and others were killed. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷3 太清二年十一月)
Hou Jing raised troops in rebellion. (History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals 南史卷7 太清2年)
Hou Jing raided Qiaozhou and took Liyang. (History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals 南史卷7 太清2年)

Khosrow sends timber and 300 elite troops to the castle of Petra for the Lazica campaign. (Procopius, History of the Wars 2.29.1–2.29.3)
The emperor first sent Pacurius and Sergius to Italy and prepared a new expeditionary force. (Procopius, History of the Wars 7.27.2)
With Artabanes at the center, a plot to assassinate Justinian was hatched. (Procopius, History of the Wars 7.31.1–7.31.2)

Totila sent troops to besiege the fortress of Perusia, which ran short of food. (Procopius, History of the Wars 7.25.1)
Belisarius focused on holding Croton, on the crescent-shaped bay toward Tarentum. (Procopius, History of the Wars 7.28.2–7.28.4)
Slavic forces crossed the Ister and plundered all of Illyricum as far as Epidamnus. (Procopius, History of the Wars 7.29.1)
Antonina went to Constantinople, while Valerian joined Belisarius at Hydruntum. (Procopius, History of the Wars 7.30.2)

Theudebert's soldiers. (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 3.XXXVI)
The Varni and the soldiers of Britain fought a war with each other. (Procopius, History of the Wars 8.20.1)