The world in 490 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

China (4)

• Xiao Zixiang, Prince of Badong, incurs guilt and Xiao Shunzhi, Governor of Danyang, leads troops against him; Zixiang is executed (Book of Southern Qi (Nan Qishu), Annals 南齊書 卷3 永明8年)
• Xiao Zixiang, Prince of Badong and Governor of Jingzhou, rebelled; Xiao Shunzhi suppressed it and executed Zixiang. (History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals 南史 卷4 永明8年)
• Prince Poyang Xiao Zixiang fires on court troops at Jiangjin and routs them; later captured and strangled. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 卷137)
• Grand Empress Dowager Feng of Northern Wei dies at Pingcheng (September). (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 卷137)

Western Europe (1)

• Ælla and Cissa besieged the city of Andredesceaster and killed all the Britons inside. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 490 항 (pg657.txt 줄 1100))

Changes of power ◆

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

• ◆ Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) ends
• ◆ Kingdom of Soissons ends
• ◆ Western Satraps ends
• ◆ Hephthalites takes 980,000 km² of former Sasanian Empire land
• ◆ Hephthalites takes 871,500 km² of former Gupta Empire land
• ◆ Sasanian Empire takes 143,700 km² of former Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) land
• ◆ Salian Franks takes 125,000 km² of former Kingdom of Soissons land
• ◆ Sasanian Empire loses 980,000 km² to Hephthalites

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Same events recorded in this year

• Jiangling (490) — the same event in Book of Southern Qi, History of the Southern…

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