9 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (9)
The emperor left Mayi with six commanderies and over four hundred thousand men, crossed south over Gouzhu Pass, and set out to campaign against the Later Yan. (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史 卷1 皇始元年)
After overlooking Yangqu and then Jinyang, Murong Nong, the Later Yan governor of Bingzhou, abandoned his city and fled, and Bingzhou was pacified. (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史 卷1 皇始元年)
Murong Chui invaded the Shangjian River; Yuan Qian, Duke of Zhenliu, died in battle, and the army encamped northwest of Pingcheng. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷2·皇始元年)
With an army of over four hundred thousand, he left Mayi, crossed Gouzhu, and set out to campaign against Murong Bao. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷2·皇始元年)
Murong Nong, Governor of Bingzhou for Later Yan, abandoned his city and fled; Bingzhou was pacified. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷2·皇始元年)
In the intercalary month, on day yimao, when the Yan army reached Pingcheng, Qian had no defenses; he learned of it too late, led his people out to fight, and died in battle, and the Yan army took over all his tribe. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 卷108 396년 단락2 제5문)
Wei King Gui attacked Changshan, took it, and captured the governor Gou Yan; the magistrates east of Changshan fled or surrendered, so that only the three cities of Zhongshan, Ye and Xindu were held by Yan. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 卷108 396년 단락30 제1문)
Changes of power ◆
Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.
◆ Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) ends
◆ Huns takes 177,900 km² of former Byzantine Empire land
◆ Huns takes 143,600 km² of former Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) land
◆ Byzantine Empire loses 177,900 km² to Huns
◆ Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) loses 143,600 km² to Huns