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Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century
Decades: 480s - 490s - 500s - 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s
Years: 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540
Events and Trends
- Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, rebuilt (532-537)
- Under the leadership of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, general Belisarius fights many campaigns defeating, among others, the Vandals in North Africa, bringing their kingdom to an end.
- During the climate changes of 535-536, the sun reportedly becomes very dim and the weather is extraordinarily cold. This may have been caused by a huge volcanic eruption (possibly Krakatoa).