540s bc

Events and trends

548 BC -- Croesus, Lydian king, defeated by Cyrus.
546 BC -- Lydia conquered by Persia.
544 BC -- People of Teos migrate to Abdera, Thrace to escape the yoke of Persia.
544 BC -- Zhou Jing Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
543 BC -- North Indian Prince Vijaya invades Ceylon and establishes a Sinhalese dynasty.
543 BC -- Pisistratus, tyrant of Athens, purifies the island of Delos (approximate date).
540 BC -- Greek city of Elea of sothern Italy founded (approximate date).

547 BC -- Death of Croesus.
546 BC -- Death of Anaximander, Greek philosopher (approximate date)
545 BC -- Death of Zhou ling wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
543 BC -- Death of Gautama Buddha (traditional in Thailand and elsewhere - basis of the Thai solar calendar).
543 BC -- Death of Thales, Greek philosopher.
540 BC -- Amyntas I becomes king of Macedonia (approximate date)

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