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The year '''544 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 210 '' [[Ab urbe condita]]'''''. The denomination 544 BC 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. 

Many Buddhist traditions believe it was the year when the Buddha reached [[parinirvana]], though the actual [[year 0]] of the [[Buddhist calendar]] corresponds to the previous year, [[545 BC]].

A mention to the Eastern culture is also inevitable at the times of 544 BC. King Bimbisar of Haraynka Dynastry annexed the territory Anga. Eventually Bimbisar also started the culture of matrimonial alliances.

==Events==
* People of [[Teos]] migrate to [[Abdera, Thrace]] to escape the yoke of [[Persia]].
* [[King Jing of Zhou (Gui)|Zhou jing wang]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].

==Births==
* [[Sun Tzu]], Chinese statesman and general (approximate date) (d. c. [[496 BC]])

==Deaths==
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