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Calendar overview 561
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| 561 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 9/10 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 553/554 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1104/05 (southern Buddhism); 1103/04 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 54th (55th) cycle
Year of the Metal Snake辛巳 ( at the beginning of the year Metal Dragon 庚辰) |
| Jewish calendar | 4321/22 (September 25/26) |
| Coptic calendar | 277/278 |
| Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MCCCXIV (1314)
Diocletian's era : 277/278 (November turn of the year) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 871/872 (April)
Syria: 872/873 (October) |
| Spanish era | 599 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 617/618 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
- End of the year: After the death of Chlothar I , the Frankish empire is divided among his four sons: Charibert I receives the part of the empire with the Paris residence , Guntchramn becomes king in Orléans , Sigibert I becomes king in Reims and Chilperich I in Soissons . With the division the basis for the Merovingian fratricidal war is laid.
- Cavalry warriors of the Avars , a Turkic people from Central Asia , cross the Danube in the Balkans ; Emperor Justinian I can only prevent their settlement on the territory of the empire through high monetary payments .
Religion and culture
Buddhism
- The monk Jnanagupta, who comes from Gandhara , translates Buddhist texts into the Chinese language .
Christianity
- July 17th : John III. becomes Pope as successor to Pelagius I.
- The bishops hold the first Synod of Braga in the capital of the Suebian Empire .
Died
- March 4th : Pelagius I , Pope
- December: Chlothar I , Frankish King (* around 495 )
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