The world in 472 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

China (5)

• Emperor Ming died at the Jingfu Hall at age 34. (History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals 南史 卷3 泰豫1年)
• Emperor Ming died in the Jingfu Hall at age thirty-four. (Book of Song (Songshu), Annals 宋書 卷8 泰豫1年 4月)
• The crown prince Liu Yu, the Later Deposed Emperor, ascended the throne and granted a general amnesty; Yuan Can and Chu Yan served as his guardians. (Book of Song (Songshu), Annals 宋書 卷9 泰豫1年 4月)
• Wei invaded Yiyang, but Wang Shan, Governor of Sizhou, defeated them. (Book of Song (Songshu), Annals 宋書 卷9 泰豫1年 12月)
• Emperor Ming of Song dies; the crown prince ascends (Emperor Houfei) (April). (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 卷133)

Same events recorded in this year

• Jiankang (472) — the same event in History of the Southern Dynasties, Book of Song and…

← AD 471 · AD 474 →

Show on the map — AD 472