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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Thai solar calendar | 1065–1066 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) 649 or 268 or −504 — to — 阴水兔年 (female Water-Rabbit) 650 or 269 or −503 |
Year 523 (Maximus without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1276 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 523 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
- Justinian, later Byzantine emperor, marries in Constantinople his mistress Theodora, who is by profession a courtesan (approximate date).
Europe
- King Chlothar I takes part in an expedition against Burgundy and captures the town of Autun. Now about 26, he makes plans to expand the territory he inherited from his late father, Clovis I.
- King Sigismund of Burgundy is defeated by the invading Franks under Chlodomer, Childebert I and Chlothar I. He is captured and taken as prisoner to Aurelianum (modern Orléans).
Africa
- Catholicism and grants the inhabitants religiousfreedom.
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Asia
- A Northern Wei China ("Revolt of the Six Garrisons"). Tensions between the elite and the Tuoba-clan severely destabilise the state.
- The Songyue Pagoda is completed during the Northern Wei era; the circular-based tower is still 40 m (131 ft) in height.
- Seong becomes king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.[1]
By topic
Religion
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Births
- archbishop of Arles (d. 551)
Deaths
- August 6 – Pope Hormisdas (b. 450)
- Arethas, leader of the Christian community in Yemen
- Muryeong, king of Baekje (Three Kingdoms of Korea)[1]
- Philoxenus of Mabbug, Syrian theologian
- Thrasamund, king of the Vandals (b. 450)
References
- ^ a b "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved April 21, 2019.