545 BCE

In the Buddhist calendar, it corresponds to the year 0, traditionally the year when the Buddha reached parinirvana. However, different traditions disagree about the actual year 0, with many placing it in the following year 544 BC instead.;

In the 540s BC, the 6th century BC.

Births

  • Approximate date – Leotychides, king of Sparta (died c.469 BC)source

Deaths

  • Zhou ling wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.source
  • King Kang of Chu, King of the State of Chusource