500
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This article is about the year. For the number, see 500 (number). For the card game, see 500 (card game).
Centuries: | 4th century · 5th century · 6th century |
Decades: | 470s 480s 490s 500s 510s 520s 530s |
Years: | 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 |
500 by topic | |
Politics | |
State leaders - Sovereign states | |
Birth and death categories | |
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Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
Establishments - Disestablishments |
Gregorian calendar | 500 D |
Ab urbe condita | 1253 |
Armenian calendar | N/A |
Bahá'í calendar | -1344 – -1343 |
Berber calendar | 1450 |
Buddhist calendar | 1044 |
Burmese calendar | -138 |
Chinese calendar | 3136/3196-11-15 (己卯年十一月十五日) — to —
3137/3197-11-25(庚辰年十一月廿五日) |
Coptic calendar | 216 – 217 |
Ethiopian calendar | 492 – 493 |
Hebrew calendar | 4260 – 4261 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 555 – 556 |
- Shaka Samvat | 422 – 423 |
- Kali Yuga | 3601 – 3602 |
Holocene calendar | 10500 |
Iranian calendar | 122 BP – 121 BP |
Islamic calendar | 126 BH – 125 BH |
Japanese calendar | |
Korean calendar | 2833 |
Thai solar calendar | 1043 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Europe
- Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon army that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex (approximate date; suggested dates range from 490 to 510). Note: This battle may have influenced the legend of King Arthur.
- Possible date at which Fergus Mór begins his reign — the historicity of Mór is doubtful.
- Approximate beginning of the Heptarchy period in the history of England.
- Approximate year of the founding of the Kingdom of Essex.
- The Frankish Kingdom is formed.
- The monument of Ale's Stones is built in Sweden.
[edit] Asia
- Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei China becomes sovereign of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
[edit] Americas
- Uxmal is founded (approximate date).
[edit] Africa
[edit] Births
- Erzhu Shilong
- Procopius, historian (approximate date)
- Theodebert I, king of Austrasia (approximate date, could also have been 495)
- Theodora, empress of Byzantium
- Tribonian, jurist in the Roman Empire (approximate date)
- Bhavaviveka, Indian Madhyamaka Scholar