544 BC
The year 544 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 210 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 544 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Gregorian calendar | 544 BC DXLIII BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 210 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 121 |
| - Pharaoh | Amasis II, 27 |
| Ancient Greek era | 59th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4207 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1136 |
| Berber calendar | 407 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1 |
| Burmese calendar | −1181 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4965–4966 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 2153 or 2093 — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 2154 or 2094 |
| Coptic calendar | −827 – −826 |
| Discordian calendar | 623 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −551 – −550 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3217–3218 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −487 – −486 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2557–2558 |
| Holocene calendar | 9457 |
| Iranian calendar | 1165 BP – 1164 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1201 BH – 1200 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1790 |
| Minguo calendar | 2455 before ROC 民前2455年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2011 |
| Thai solar calendar | −1 – 0 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) −417 or −798 or −1570 — to — 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) −416 or −797 or −1569 |
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.
A mention to the Eastern culture is also inevitable at the times of 544 BC. King Bimbisar of Haraynka Dynastry annexed the territory Anga. Eventually Bimbisar also started the culture of matrimonial alliances.
Events
- People of Teos migrate to Abdera, Thrace to escape the yoke of Persia.
- Zhou jing wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
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