Years: 555 556 557 558 - 559 - 560 561 562 563

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

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

Events

• The Bulgars invade and raid Byzantine territory, but are driven back near Constantinople by Belisarius.
• Ara Gaya, a member of the Gaya confederacy, surrenders to Silla in the Korean peninsula.
• Glappa succeeds his father Ida as king of Bernicia (traditional date).

Births

Deaths

• Northern Qi Wen Xuan Di , Chinese ruler
• Chen Wu Di , Chinese ruler
• Ida, king of Bernicia (traditional date)