Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century
Decades: 480s - 490s - 500s - 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s
Years: 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543
Events
- End of the Kofun and beginning of the Asuka period, the second part of the Yamato period in Japan.
- Buddhism introduced formally into Japan (by some accounts; see also 552).
- Emperor Bidatsu of Japan
- Gregory of Tours, bishop and historian
- Zhiyi, de facto founder of Tiantai Buddhism
- February 8 - Saint Severinus of Antioch, patriarch of Antioch\n