The world in 511 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

China (4)

• Bandits killed the prefects of Dongwan and Langya and drew Wei troops in at Qushan; Ma Xianpi was sent to suppress them. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷2 天監十年 三月)
• Ma Xianpi crushed the Wei army and recovered Qushan city. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷2 天監十年 十二月)
• A bandit killed Liu Xi, Governor of Dongguan and Langya, took Qushan, and drew in Lu Chang, Governor of Xuzhou of Wei. (History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals 南史 卷6 天監10年)
• General Zhenyuan Ma Xianpi routed the Northern Wei army, killing over a hundred thousand, and retook Qushan City. (History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals 南史 卷6 天監10年)

Western Europe (2)

• Clovis dies at Paris and is buried in the Church of the Apostles. (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 2.XLIII)
• After Clovis's death, his four sons divide the kingdom equally. (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 3.I)

Same events recorded in this year

• Qushan (511) — the same event in Book of Liang and History of the Southern Dynasties
• Battle of Qushan (511) — the same event in Book of Liang and History of the Southern…

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