The world in 528 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

China (17)

• At Taozhu, Erzhu Rong slaughtered Empress Dowager Ling, the infant emperor, Chancellor Yuan Yong, Prince of Gaoyang, and about two thousand ministers and nobles (the Heyin Incident). (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史 卷5 永安元年)
• With seven thousand cavalry, Erzhu Rong attacked Ge Rong at Fukou and captured him; the five prefectures of Hebei were pacified. (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史 卷5 永安元年)
• Yuan Yuanda, prefect of Yingzhou for Wei, surrendered Yiyang; a Northern Sizhou was established there. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷3 大通二年 四月)
• Yuan Hao, Prince of Beihai of Wei, was made ruler of Wei by Liang; Chen Qingzhi escorted him back north. (Book of Liang (Liangshu), Annals 卷3 大通二年 十月)
• Liang made Prince Hao of Beihai, a Wei prince, the ruler of Wei and had Chen Qingzhi escort him back north. (History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Annals 南史 卷7 大通2年)
• Emperor Xiaoming died in the Xianyang Hall at the age of 19; a newborn princess was passed off as a prince, enthroned, and then immediately deposed. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷9·武泰元年)
• Ge Rong took Cangzhou; eight or nine out of ten of its residents died. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷9·武泰元年)
• Erzhu Rong crossed the Yellow River southward to set up Emperor Xiaozhuang. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷9·武泰元年)
• Emperor Xiaozhuang, Yuan Ziyou, crossed the Yellow River to the south and ascended the throne. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷10·永安元年)
• The Heyin Incident: Erzhu Rong massacred Empress Dowager Ling, Liu Zhou, the Prince of Gaoyang, and more than two thousand other officials and nobles. (Book of Wei (Weishu), Imperial Annals 魏書卷10·永安元年)

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Japan (1)

• In the eleventh month of the twenty-second year, Mononobe no Arakahi fights the rebel Iwai in Mii district of Tsukushi and kills him (Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) 日本書紀 卷第十七 継体紀 22年 단락38)

Same events recorded in this year

• Taozhu (528) — the same event in History of the Northern Dynasties and Book of Wei
• Hulao (529) — the same event in Book of Liang, History of the Southern Dynasties and…
• Battle of Fukou (528) — the same event in History of the Northern Dynasties and Book of…
• Jiankang (528) — the same event in Book of Liang and History of the Southern Dynasties

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