The world in 469 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

China (4)

• Dongyang fell, and the Song general Shen Wenxiu was captured. (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史 卷2 皇興3年)
• The Northern Wei army took Qingzhou and captured the governor Shen Wenxiu, taking him away. (History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals 南史 卷3 泰始5年)
• Dongyang fell and the Song general Shen Wenxiu was captured (the pacification of Qing). (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷6·皇興三年)
• The people of Qingzhou were moved to the capital. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷6·皇興三年)

Western Europe (1)

• Adovacrius arrives with the Saxons at Angers. (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 2.XVIII)

Changes of power ◆

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

• ◆ Visigothic Kingdom takes 478,900 km² of former Western Roman Empire land
• ◆ Western Roman Empire loses 478,900 km² to Visigothic Kingdom

Same events recorded in this year

• Qingzhou (469) — the same event in History of the Northern Dynasties, History of the…

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