Years: 552 553 554 555 - 556 - 557 558 559 560

Decades: 520s 530s 540s - 550s - 560s 570s 580s

Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century

Events

• End of the Western Wei Dynasty in China.
• Pelagius is elected Pope.
• Cynric and Ceawlin of Wessex fight against the Britons at Beranburh .

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