Editing 501 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Britannia ====
* [[Domangart Réti]] succeeds his father [[Fergus Mór]], after he dies during a campaign against the [[Picts]]. He becomes the new king of [[Dál Riata]] (modern Scotland) (according to the ''[[Annals of Tigernach]]'').

==== Europe ====
* [[Burgundian Civil War]]: King [[Gundobad]] breaks his promise of [[tribute]] and regains his military power. He besieges his brother [[Godegisel]] at the city of [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]] ([[Kingdom of Burgundy|Burgundy]]), and murders him in an [[Arianism|Arian]] church along with the [[bishop]].<ref>Gregory of Tours, ''History'', 2.33</ref>

==== Asia ====
* [[Xiao Baojuan|Dong Hun Hou]] is killed during a [[siege]] of the capital [[Jiankang]]. He is succeeded by his  brother [[Emperor He of Southern Qi|Qi He Di]], who becomes emperor of [[Southern Qi]] (China).
* [[Muryeong of Baekje|Muryeong]] becomes king of [[Baekje]] (one of the [[Three Kingdoms of Korea]]).<ref name=met>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref> During his reign, the kingdom remains allied with [[Silla]] and expands its relationships with China and [[Kofun Period|Japan]].

==== Central America ====
*[[June 5]] &ndash; [[Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I]] becomes the new ruler of the [[Maya rulers|Mayan city-state]] of [[Palenque]] (in what is now the state of [[Chiapas]] in southern Mexico), and reigns until his death in [[524]].
* The [[Maya civilization|Maya]] are peaking in economic prosperity. The civilization at [[Teotihuacan]] begins to decline and its people are migrating to the greatest Mayan city, [[Tikal]], bringing with them ideas about weaponry and new ritual practices.

=== By topic ===

==== Medicine ====
* The [[Sushruta Samhita]] medical book becomes a classic of medicine in India. The book contains descriptions of [[surgery]], illnesses, [[Phytotherapy|medicinal plants]], and a detailed study on [[anatomy]] (approximate date).

==== Religion ====
* [[Pope Symmachus]], accused of various crimes by secular authorities who support an [[Ecclesiology|ecclesiastical]] opponent, asserts that the secular ruler has no jurisdiction over him. A [[synod]] held in [[AD 502|502]] will confirm that view.
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