525
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 5th century – 6th century – 7th century |
| Decades: | 490s 500s 510s – 520s – 530s 540s 550s |
| Years: | 522 523 524 – 525 – 526 527 528 |
| Gregorian calendar | 525 DXXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1278 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5275 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 446–447 |
| Bengali calendar | −68 |
| Berber calendar | 1475 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1069 |
| Burmese calendar | −113 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6033–6034 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲辰年 (Wood Dragon) 3221 or 3161 — to — 乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 3222 or 3162 |
| Coptic calendar | 241–242 |
| Discordian calendar | 1691 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 517–518 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4285–4286 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 581–582 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 446–447 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3625–3626 |
| Holocene calendar | 10525 |
| Iranian calendar | 97 BP – 96 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 100 BH – 99 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 412–413 |
| Julian calendar | 525 DXXV |
| Korean calendar | 2858 |
| Minguo calendar | 1387 before ROC 民前1387年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −943 |
| Seleucid era | 836/837 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1067–1068 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木龙年 (male Wood-Dragon) 651 or 270 or −502 — to — 阴木蛇年 (female Wood-Snake) 652 or 271 or −501 |
525 (DXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 525th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 525th year of the 1st millennium, the 25th year of the 6th century, and the 6th year of the 520s decade. As of the start of 525, the Gregorian calendar was 2 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- Bernicia settled by the Angles.
- Ethiopia conquers Yemen.
- The Daisan river, a tributary of the Euphrates, floods Edessa and within a couple of hours fills the entire city except for the highest parts. Eventually the pent-up waters break through the city walls. The Shroud of Turin was discovered during the rebuilding of the city.
- Byzantine emperor Justin I rebuilds Anazarbus and renames it Justinopolis.
- Dionysius Exiguus produces his tables for computing the date of Easter.