The world in 443 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

China (5)

• He took Qiuchi; later the Di and Qiang set up Yang Wende and laid siege to it again. (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史 卷2 太平真君4年)
• The Northern Wei army took Qiuchi. (History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals 南史 卷2 元嘉20年)
• Qiuchi was occupied by Wei. (Book of Song (Songshu), Annals 宋書 卷5 元嘉20年 2月)
• He took Qiuchi. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷4下·太平真君四年)
• Northern Wei's Pi Baozi defeats Song forces at Tuoshui and takes Qiuchi (January–February). (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 卷124)

Western Europe (1)

• The Britons asked Rome for help, but Rome was at war with the Huns and could not give it, so they made the same request to the Angles. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 443 항 (pg657.txt 줄 1026))

Changes of power ◆

Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.

• ◆ Kingdom of the Burgundians appears
• ◆ Vandal Kingdom takes 126,000 km² of former Western Roman Empire land
• ◆ Western Roman Empire loses 126,000 km² to Vandal Kingdom

Same events recorded in this year

• Battle of Qiuchi (443) — the same event in History of the Southern Dynasties, Book of…

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