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Calendar year

This article is about the year 543.     For other uses, see [543 (disambiguation)](/source/543_(disambiguation)).

Calendar year

Years Millennium 1st millennium Centuries 5th century 6th century 7th century Decades 520s 530s 540s 550s 560s Years 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 v t e

543 by topic Leaders Political entities State leaders Religious leaders Categories Births Deaths Establishments v t e

543 in various calendars Gregorian calendar 543 DXLIII Ab urbe condita 1296 Assyrian calendar 5293 Balinese saka calendar 464–465 Bengali calendar −51 – −50 Berber calendar 1493 Buddhist calendar 1087 Burmese calendar −95 Byzantine calendar 6051–6052 Chinese calendar 壬戌年 (Water Dog) 3240 or 3033 — to — 癸亥年 (Water Pig) 3241 or 3034 Coptic calendar 259–260 Discordian calendar 1709 Ethiopian calendar 535–536 Hebrew calendar 4303–4304 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 599–600 - Shaka Samvat 464–465 - Kali Yuga 3643–3644 Holocene calendar 10543 Iranian calendar 79 BP – 78 BP Islamic calendar 81 BH – 80 BH Javanese calendar 430–431 Julian calendar 543 DXLIII Korean calendar 2876 Minguo calendar 1369 before ROC 民前1369年 Nanakshahi calendar −925 Seleucid era 854/855 AG Thai solar calendar 1085–1086 Tibetan calendar ཆུ་ཕོ་ཁྱི་ལོ་ (male Water-Dog) 669 or 288 or −484 — to — ཆུ་མོ་ཕག་ལོ་ (female Water-Boar) 670 or 289 or −483

The [Chalukya dynasty](/source/Chalukya_dynasty) (543–753)

Year **543** ([DXLIII](/source/Roman_numerals)) was a [common year starting on Thursday](/source/Common_year_starting_on_Thursday) of the [Julian calendar](/source/Julian_calendar), the 543rd year of the [Common Era](/source/Common_Era) (CE) and *[Anno Domini](/source/Anno_Domini)* (AD) designations, the 543rd year of the [1st millennium](/source/1st_millennium), the 43rd year of the [6th century](/source/6th_century), and the 4th year of the [540s](/source/540s) decade. As of the start of 543, the Gregorian calendar was 2 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Calendar year

## Events

### By place

#### Europe

- Spring – [Siege of Naples (542–543)](/source/Siege_of_Naples_(542%E2%80%93543)): The [Byzantine](/source/Byzantine_Empire) garrison (1,000 men) in [Naples](/source/Naples) surrenders to the [Ostrogoths](/source/Ostrogoths), pressed by [famine](/source/Famine) and demoralized by the failure of two relief efforts. The defenders are well treated by King [Totila](/source/Totila), and the garrison is allowed safe departure, but the [city walls](/source/Defensive_wall) are partly razed.[1]

#### Africa

- The fortress city of [Old Dongola](/source/Old_Dongola) (modern [Sudan](/source/Sudan)) along the River [Nile](/source/Nile) becomes the capital of the [Kingdom of Makuria](/source/Kingdom_of_Makuria). Several [churches](/source/Church_(building)) are built, including the "Old Church" (approximate date).

#### Persia

- Summer – [Khosrow I](/source/Khosrow_I), [Shahanshah](/source/Shah) of the [Sasanian Empire](/source/Sasanian_Empire), invades [Syria](/source/Syria) again, and turns south towards [Edessa](/source/Edessa) to [besiege](/source/Besiege) the fortress city.

- The [Hephthalites](/source/Hephthalite_Empire) threaten the Sasanian Empire from the East. They extend their domain in [Central Asia](/source/Central_Asia) (approximate date).

- [Battle of Anglon](/source/Battle_of_Anglon_(543)): A Byzantine invasion of [Persarmenia](/source/Persarmenia) is defeated by a much smaller force from the Sasanian Empire.

#### Asia

- King [Pulakeshin I](/source/Pulakeshin_I) establishes the [Chalukya dynasty](/source/Chalukya_dynasty) in [India](/source/India). He extends his kingdom by conquering [Vakataka](/source/Vakataka_dynasty) and the west coast of [Karnataka](/source/Karnataka), giving him access to the valuable [Arabian Sea](/source/Arabian_Sea) trade routes.[2]

### By topic

#### Learning

- Approximate date – The *[Yupian](/source/Yupian)* (玉篇) [Chinese dictionary](/source/Chinese_dictionary) is edited by Gu Yewang.

#### Religion

- The doctrine of [apocatastasis](/source/Apocatastasis) is condemned by the [Synod of Constantinople](/source/Synod_of_Constantinople_(543)).

- [Barsanuphius](/source/Barsanuphius), a famous hermit close to [Gaza](/source/Gaza_City), retreats fully from the world after the death of [Seridus](/source/Seridus_of_Gaza), abbot of the [nearby monastery](/source/Monastery_of_Seridus), and fellow hermit [John the Prophet](/source/John_the_Prophet) with whom he wrote over 850 letters to people seeking his [advice and guidance](/source/Spiritual_direction). Aelianos follows Seridus as abbot of the monastery.[3][4]

## Births

- [Brunhilda](/source/Brunhilda_of_Austrasia), queen of [Austrasia](/source/Austrasia) (approximate date)

- [Columbanus](/source/Columbanus), Irish [missionary](/source/Missionary) (d. [615](/source/615))

- [Jing Di](/source/Emperor_Jing_of_Liang), emperor of the [Liang dynasty](/source/Liang_dynasty) (d. [558](/source/558))

- [Wu Di](/source/Emperor_Wu_of_Northern_Zhou), emperor of [Northern Zhou](/source/Northern_Zhou) (d. [578](/source/578))

## Deaths

- [Octa](/source/Octa_of_Kent), [king of Kent](/source/Kingdom_of_Kent) (approximate date) (b. [500](/source/AD_500))

- [Adolius](/source/Adolius), Byzantine officer

- [John the Prophet](/source/John_the_Prophet), Palestinian [hermit](/source/Hermit) and [Desert Father](/source/Desert_Fathers)[5]

- [Seridus of Gaza](/source/Seridus_of_Gaza), Palestinian abbot[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Bury (1923). Vol. **II**, Chapter XIX, p. 231-233.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bauer, Susan Wise (2010). *The History of the Medieval World: "From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade"*. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-393-05975-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-393-05975-5) p. 231.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Chryssavgis_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Chryssavgis_3-1) Chryssavgis, John (March 2017). [*John Climacus From the Egyptian Desert to the Sinaite Mountain*](https://books.google.com/books?id=amhBDgAAQBAJ). Taylor & Francis. p. 160. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781351925211](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781351925211). Retrieved November 12, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SSW_4-0)** Storin, Bradley K.; Sogno, Cristiana; Watts, Edward J. (November 2019). [*Late Antique Letter Collections A Critical Introduction and Reference Guide*](https://books.google.com/books?id=sHSvDwAAQBAJ). University of California Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780520308411](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780520308411). Retrieved November 13, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Chryssavgis, John (March 2017). [*John Climacus From the Egyptian Desert to the Sinaite Mountain*](https://books.google.com/books?id=amhBDgAAQBAJ). Taylor & Francis. p. 159. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781351925211](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781351925211). Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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