547

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

Year 547 (DXLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Africa

• Battle of Marta - Tripolitanian Moors under Carcasan defeat Byzantines under John Troglita

Europe

• 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.

Births

• Pei Ju
• Empress Zhu Manyue

Deaths

• Theodebert I, king of Austrasia (or 548)
• Tribonian, Byzantine lawyer and author of the Codex Justinianus.
• Maelgwn Gwynedd, king of Gwynedd (approximate date)
• Gao Huan