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| Years: 550 551 552 553 - 554 - 555 556 557 558 | |
| Decades: 520s 530s 540s - 550s - 560s 570s 580s | |
| Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century | |
Events
- The Byzantine general Narses reconquers all of Italy.
- Byzantine forces seize Granada and Andalusia from the Visigoths.
- Athangild succeeds Agil as king of the Visigoths.
- Western Wei Gong Di succeeds Western Wei Fei Di as ruler of the Chinese Western Wei Dynasty.
- Baekje and Gaya ally and wage war upon Silla in the Korean peninsula, but are defeated.
- Agil, king of the Visigoths
- King Seong of Baekje