559 - Definition and Overview

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)