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Heads of State

Year of the Metal horse庚午(at the beginning of Earth Snake己巳)

Era of Diocletian: 266/267 ( year November )

Syria: 861/862 (October)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

  • Before 550: Rise of the tribe of the Bavarians south-east of the Danube and the Lech, which probably partly immigrating from Bohemia; they come under the control of the Frankish Empire.

Asia

  • Beginning of the Northern Qi Dynasty in China; it replaces the Eastern Wei.
  • 550: The Indochinese kingdom of Chenla achieved independence from Funan.
  • 550: Start of the Indian Chalukya dynasty.

America

  • 550: The Toltekenreich under a priest-king arises in Mexico.

Culture

  • To 550: In Sweden, the Vendel, named after a region in the central Swedish province of Uppland begins.

Religion

  • 550: The Holy Arbogast, who later became Bishop of Strasbourg, comes as a missionary of Christianity to the Alsace.
  • 550: St. Martin of Dume converted the Iberian Suevi to Christianity.
  • 550: The Aquitanian priests begins Goar Sankt Goar am Rhein in today 's missionary activity.

Born

  • To 545/550: Brunechildis, Merovingian Franks Queen († 613)
  • 550: St. Gallus, monk, founder of the city of St. Gallen ( † 640)
  • 550: Fredegunde third wife of the Frankish king Chilperic I ( † 597)
  • 550: Gailswintha, second wife of the Frankish king Chilperic I ( † 567 )
  • 550: Abu Talib ibn ʿ Abd al - Muttalib, uncle and protector of the Prophet Mohammed († 619)
  • 550: Finbarr, Bishop and patron saint of Cork ( † 623)
  • 550: John the Almoner, Patriarch of Alexandria ( † 619)

Died

  • Germanus, East Roman commander

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