What happened in 543?
4 recorded events in 543, including 3 in people and 1 in empires & countries.
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People 3
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Arator died
Late-antique Christian poet
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Leontios of Byzantium died
Byzantine theologian
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Adolius died
Byzantine silentiarius and military officer
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Empires & Countries 1
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Chalukya dynasty founded
Chalukya dynasty was founded, with its capital at Manyakheta.
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 543.
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Battle of Sbeitla
6th-century battle in Africa
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Bodhidharma died
Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
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First plague pandemic
Series of pandemics (541–767 c.e.)
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Lazic War
War fought for the Lazica region
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Siege of Verona
541 siege
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Siege of Naples
542–543 AD siege during the Gothic War of 535–554
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Battle of Faventia
542 battle of the Gothic War
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Battle of Mucellium
542 battle in the Gothic War
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Dionysius Exiguus died
Byzantine saint
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Siege of Edessa
544 siege of Byzantine Edessa by the Sasanian Empire
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Imru' al-Qais died
Arab king and poet (501–544)
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Battle of Thacia
Battle in 545
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