547

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 writer of the Codex Justinianus.
 Maelgwn Gwynedd, king of Gwynedd (approximate date)
 Gao Huan

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