535

535 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	535; DXXXV
Ab urbe condita	1288
Assyrian calendar	5285
Balinese saka calendar	456–457
Bengali calendar	−58
Berber calendar	1485
Buddhist calendar	1079
Burmese calendar	−103
Byzantine calendar	6043–6044
Chinese calendar	甲寅年 (Wood Tiger); 3232 or 3025; — to —; 乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit); 3233 or 3026
Coptic calendar	251–252
Discordian calendar	1701
Ethiopian calendar	527–528
Hebrew calendar	4295–4296
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	591–592
- Shaka Samvat	456–457
- Kali Yuga	3635–3636
Holocene calendar	10535
Iranian calendar	87 BP – 86 BP
Islamic calendar	90 BH – 89 BH
Javanese calendar	422–423
Julian calendar	535; DXXXV
Korean calendar	2868
Minguo calendar	1377 before ROC ; 民前1377年
Nanakshahi calendar	−933
Seleucid era	846/847 AG
Thai solar calendar	1077–1078
Tibetan calendar	阳木虎年; (male Wood-Tiger); 661 or 280 or −492; — to —; 阴木兔年; (female Wood-Rabbit); 662 or 281 or −491

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	5th century ; 6th century ; 7th century ;
Decades:	510s ; 520s ; 530s ; 540s ; 550s ;
Years:	532 ; 533 ; 534 ; 535 ; 536 ; 537 ; 538 ;

Last updated June 20, 2024

Year 535 ( DXXXV ) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Belisarius without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1288 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 535 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

By place

Europe

April 30 – King Theodahad revenges himself upon Queen Amalasuintha. He has her taken from the capital of Ravenna to a small island on Lake Bolsena, where she is strangled in her bath.^[1]
The death of Amalasuintha gives Byzantine Emperor Justinian I a pretext to invade Italy and begin the Gothic War.
The Byzantine city of Justiniana Prima is founded, and later becomes a bishop's seat of the Central Balkans.

Byzantine Empire

Gothic War: Emperor Justinian I appoints Belisarius commander-in-chief ( stratēgos autokratōr ), and sends a Byzantine expeditionary force of only 8,000 soldiers (half are heavy East Roman cavalry) to begin the reconquest of Italy.^[2]
Summer – Belisarius lands in Sicily and meets little opposition, save for the Gothic garrison of Palermo. Laying siege to the citadel, he blockades the harbour with his ships. Mundus invades Dalmatia and captures its capital, Salona.
Justinian I issues the Lex Julia and declares that a wife has no right to bring criminal charges of adultery against a husband. This makes divorce almost impossible in the Byzantine Empire.
December 31 – Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Gothic garrison of Palermo (Panormos), and ending his consulship for the year.

Africa

Spring – Solomon defeats the Moorish rebels at Mount Mammes and Mount Bourgaon. He secures Byzacena (modern Tunisia) and establishes fortifications along the Numidian border.
April – Justinian I reorganises the province as an African prefecture, centered in Carthage. He restores frontier defences, and returns property to the Catholic Church.^[3]

Asia

The Northern Wei dynasty ends: The northern region of China is split into the Eastern Wei and the Western Wei during a civil war. The first ruler is Wen Di; he makes his son Fei Di crown prince.
Significant to the history of agriculture, Chinese author Jia Sixia writes the treatise "Chimin Yaoshu" in this year, and although it quotes 160 previous Chinese agronomy books, it is the oldest existent Chinese agriculture treatise. In over 100,000 written Chinese characters, the book covers land preparation, seeding, cultivation, orchard management, forestry, animal husbandry, trade, and culinary uses for crops.
Reports of the eruption of Krakatoa (Java), which possibly led to several years of climate change (see Extreme weather events of 535–536), are recorded in the Javanese Book of Kings.

By topic

Religion

May 8 – Pope John II dies in Rome after a two-year reign, and is succeeded by Agapetus I as the 57th pope. He is sent on an embassy to Constantinople.^[4]
Byzantine troops drive the extremist Monophysite party out of Alexandria, and establish Theodosius I as patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Anthimus I becomes patriarch of Constantinople (535–536).
A Christian basilica is completed at Leptis Magna in North Africa.

Meteorology

The weather is reported to be unusually cold and dark in multiple parts of the world; see Extreme weather events of 535–536.

Births

Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of the prophet Muhammad, father of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (d. 619)
Evagrius Scholasticus, Syrian scholar (approximate date)
Sigebert I, king of Austrasia (approximate date)
Theudebald, king of Austrasia (approximate date)
Xiao Zhao Di, emperor of Northern Qi (d. 561)

Deaths

May 8 – Pope John II ^[5]
June 5 – Epiphanius, patriarch of Constantinople
Eugippius, disciple and biographer
Timothy III, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
Xie He, Chinese writer and art historian (approximate date)
Xu Mian, official of the Liang dynasty (b. 466)
Xiao Wu Di, emperor of Northern Wei (b. 510)

Related Research Articles

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The 510s decade ran from January 1, 510, to December 31, 519.

The 520s decade ran from January 1, 520, to December 31, 529.

The 540s decade ran from January 1, 540, to December 31, 549.

The 550s decade ran from January 1, 550, to December 31, 559.

The 560s decade ran from January 1, 560, to December 31, 569.

The 570s decade ran from January 1, 570, to December 31, 579.

Year 532 (DXXXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Second year after the Consulship of Lampadius and Probus. The denomination 532 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 533 (DXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iustinianus without colleague. The denomination 533 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 534 (DXXXIV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iustinianus and Paulinus. The denomination 534 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 536 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year after the Consulship of Belisarius.

Year 537 (DXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Second year after the Consulship of Belisarius. The denomination 537 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">540</span> Calendar year

Year 540 (DXL) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iustinus without colleague. The denomination 540 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">495</span> Calendar year

Year 495 (CDXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Viator without colleague. The denomination 495 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 515 (DXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Florentius and Anthemius. The denomination 515 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">530</span> Calendar year

Year 530 (DXXX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lampadius and Probus. The denomination 530 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 538 (DXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Iohannes without colleague. The denomination 538 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 539 (DXXXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Strategius without colleague. The denomination 539 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 562 (DLXII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 562 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 565 (DLXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 565 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.

References

↑ Jordanes, Vol. LIX, p. 51 and Herwig Wolfram (1998), p. 338
↑ J. Norwich, Byzantium: The Early Centuries, p. 215
↑ Rome at War (p. 55). Michael Whitby, 2002. ISBN 1-84176-359-4
↑ Breviarium S. Liberati, ap. Mansi, Concilia, Vol. IX, p. 695
↑ "John II | pope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 7, 2021.

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[1] Jordanes, Vol. LIX, p. 51 and Herwig Wolfram (1998), p. 338

[Norw-2] J. Norwich, Byzantium: The Early Centuries, p. 215

[3] Rome at War (p. 55). Michael Whitby, 2002. ISBN 1-84176-359-4

[4] Breviarium S. Liberati, ap. Mansi, Concilia, Vol. IX, p. 695

[5] "John II | pope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 7, 2021.

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Gregorian calendar	535 DXXXV
Ab urbe condita	1288
Assyrian calendar	5285
Balinese saka calendar	456–457
Bengali calendar	−58
Berber calendar	1485
Buddhist calendar	1079
Burmese calendar	−103
Byzantine calendar	6043–6044
Chinese calendar	甲寅年 (Wood Tiger) 3232 or 3025 — to — 乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit) 3233 or 3026
Coptic calendar	251–252
Discordian calendar	1701
Ethiopian calendar	527–528
Hebrew calendar	4295–4296
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	591–592
- Shaka Samvat	456–457
- Kali Yuga	3635–3636
Holocene calendar	10535
Iranian calendar	87 BP – 86 BP
Islamic calendar	90 BH – 89 BH
Javanese calendar	422–423
Julian calendar	535 DXXXV
Korean calendar	2868
Minguo calendar	1377 before ROC 民前1377年
Nanakshahi calendar	−933
Seleucid era	846/847 AG
Thai solar calendar	1077–1078
Tibetan calendar	阳木虎年 (male Wood-Tiger) 661 or 280 or −492 — to — 阴木兔年 (female Wood-Rabbit) 662 or 281 or −491

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