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544 BCE

Many Buddhist traditions believe it was the year when the Buddha reached parinirvana, though the actual year 0 of the Buddhist calendar corresponds to the previous year, 545 BC.

Conflict & Security

  • Zhou jing wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • People of Teos migrate to Abdera, Thrace to escape the yoke of Persia.source

Births

  • Sun Tzu, Chinese statesman and general (approximate date) (d. c. 496 BC)source