561

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	5th century 6th century 7th century
Decades:	540s 550s 560s 570s 580s
Years:	558 559 560 561 562 563 564

561 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	561 DLXI
Ab urbe condita	1314
Armenian calendar	10 ԹՎ Ժ
Assyrian calendar	5311
Balinese saka calendar	482–483
Bengali calendar	−32
Berber calendar	1511
Buddhist calendar	1105
Burmese calendar	−77
Byzantine calendar	6069–6070
Chinese calendar	庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 3258 or 3051     — to — 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 3259 or 3052
Coptic calendar	277–278
Discordian calendar	1727
Ethiopian calendar	553–554
Hebrew calendar	4321–4322
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	617–618
- Shaka Samvat	482–483
- Kali Yuga	3661–3662
Holocene calendar	10561
Iranian calendar	61 BP – 60 BP
Islamic calendar	63 BH – 62 BH
Javanese calendar	449–450
Julian calendar	561 DLXI
Korean calendar	2894
Minguo calendar	1351 before ROC 民前1351年
Nanakshahi calendar	−907
Seleucid era	872/873 AG
Thai solar calendar	1103–1104
Tibetan calendar	阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 687 or 306 or −466     — to — 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) 688 or 307 or −465

The Frankish Kingdom after Chlothar's death

Year 561 (DLXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 561 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.

Events

By place

Europe

• November 29 – King Chlothar I ("the Old") dies at Compiègne at age 64. The Merovingian dynasty is continued by his four sons (Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I), who divide the Frankish Kingdom and rule from the capitals at Paris, Orléans, Reims and Soissons, respectively.

Britain

• The Battle of Cúl Drebene (modern Ireland) is fought between the Northern and Southern Uí Néill (approximate date).

Asia

• Winter – Wu Cheng Di succeeds his brother Xiao Zhao Di, who dies from injuries suffered while hunting, as Chinese emperor of Northern Qi.

Americas

• Sky Witness is crowned as leader of Calakmul.

By topic

Religion

• March 4 – Pope Pelagius I dies in Rome after a five-year reign, and is succeeded by John III as the 61st pope.
• Jnanagupta, a Buddhist monk from Gandhara (Pakistan), begins translating Buddhist texts into Chinese.
• The First Council of Braga is held. The council condemns the doctrine of Priscillianism.

Births

• Yang Lihua, empress of Northern Zhou (d. 609)

Deaths

• March 4 – Pope Pelagius I
• November 29 – Chlothar I, king of the Franks
• Chram, Frankish prince and son of Chlothar I
• Fei Di, emperor of Northern Qi (b. 545)
• Xiao Zhao Di, emperor of Northern Qi (b. 535)