547

547 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	547; DXLVII
Ab urbe condita	1300
Assyrian calendar	5297
Balinese saka calendar	468–469
Bengali calendar	−46
Berber calendar	1497
Buddhist calendar	1091
Burmese calendar	−91
Byzantine calendar	6055–6056
Chinese calendar	丙寅年 (Fire Tiger); 3243 or 3183; — to —; 丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit); 3244 or 3184
Coptic calendar	263–264
Discordian calendar	1713
Ethiopian calendar	539–540
Hebrew calendar	4307–4308
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	603–604
- Shaka Samvat	468–469
- Kali Yuga	3647–3648
Holocene calendar	10547
Iranian calendar	75 BP – 74 BP
Islamic calendar	77 BH – 76 BH
Javanese calendar	435–436
Julian calendar	547; DXLVII
Korean calendar	2880
Minguo calendar	1365 before ROC; 民前1365年
Nanakshahi calendar	−921
Seleucid era	858/859 AG
Thai solar calendar	1089–1090
Tibetan calendar	阳火虎年; (male Fire-Tiger); 673 or 292 or −480; — to —; 阴火兔年; (female Fire-Rabbit); 674 or 293 or −479

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	5th century – 6th century – 7th century
Decades:	510s 520s 530s – 540s – 550s 560s 570s
Years:	544 545 546 – 547 – 548 549 550

547 (DXLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 547th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 547th year of the 1st millennium, the 47th year of the 6th century, and the 8th year of the 540s decade. As of the start of 547, the Gregorian calendar was 2 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

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Ida founds the kingdom of Bernicia at Bamburgh (traditional date).
Theodebald becomes king of Austrasia (or 548).
Emperor Justinian and His Attendants, mosaic on north wall of the apse, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy, is made (approximate date).
Empress Theodora and Her Attendants, mosaic on south wall of the apse, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy, is made (approximate date).
The Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna is dedicated by Archbishop of Ravenna Maximianus of Ravenna.