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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

Justinian I orders Belisarius to start the reconquest of Italy; Mundus simultaneously invades Dalmatia.
31 December — Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Ostrogothic garrison of Syracuse, and ending his consulship for the year.

Asia

China

The Western Wei Dynasty begins in China; the first ruler is Wen Di.

Significant to the history of agriculture, the Chinese author Jia Sixia writes the treatise Chi Min Yao Shu in this year, and although it quotes 160 previous Chinese agronomy books, it's 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.

Java

Reports of the eruption of Krakatoa, which possibly lead to several years of climate change (see Climate changes of 535–536), are recorded in the Javanese Book of Kings.

By Topic

Religion

May 13 — Pope Agapetus I succeeds Pope John II as the 57th pope.

Anthimus becomes Patriarch of Constantinople.

The Christian basilica at Leptis Magna is built in North Africa.

Earth Sciences

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

Births

Emperor Xiaozhao of Northern Qi

Deaths

May 8 — Pope John II

June 5 — Epiphanius, Patriarch of Constantinople

Amalasuntha, queen of the Ostrogoths (killed in exile)

Timothy, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria

Shengyi

Emperor Xiaowu of Northern Wei

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