The world in 442 AD — what happened that year

8 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

Juqu Wuhui, King of Jiuquan, crossed the Liusha desert and occupied Shanshan. (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史卷2 太平真君3年)
Liu Zhendao and Pei Fangming defeated Yang Nandang and pacified Qiuchi. (History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals 南史卷2 元嘉19年)
Liu Zhendao and Pei Fangming defeated Yang Nandang, and Qiuchi was pacified. (Book of Song (Songshu), Annals 宋書卷5 元嘉19年 5月)
The descendants of Confucius were ordered to maintain the sacrifices and repair the ancestral temple; the academy at Quli in Lu commandery was restored, and five households near the tomb were exempted from labor to sweep and plant 600 cypress and pine trees. (Book of Song (Songshu), Annals 宋書卷5 元嘉19年 12月)
Juqu Wuhui crossed the Liusha (the Shifting Sands) and based himself at Shanshan. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷4下·太平真君三年)
The Song general Pei Fangming invaded to the south; Yang Nandang was defeated and fled to Shanggui. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷4下·太平真君三年)
Song's Pei Fangming takes Wuxing and Xiabian, defeats Yang Nandang, who flees to Shanggui, and pacifies Qiuchi (May). (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 卷124)
Juqu Wuhui raids Gaochang at night and massacres the city; Kan Shuang flees to Rouran (September). (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 卷124)