Editing 406

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[[File:Gu Kaizhi.jpg|thumb|[[Gu Kaizhi]]]]
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Year '''406''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CDVI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of [[Arcadius]] and [[Anicius Petronius Probus|Probus]]''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1159 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 406 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 ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Empire ====
* [[Radagaisus]] is forced to retreat into the hills of [[Fiesole]]. There he tries to escape, but is captured by the [[Roman Empire|Romans]].
[[File:Defeat of Radagaisus at Fiesole.jpg|thumb|Defeat of Radagaisus at Fiesole]]
* [[August 23]] &ndash; Radagaisus is executed; 12,000 "barbarians" are incorporated into the [[Late Roman army|Roman army]], or sold as [[slavery|slaves]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Heather |first=Peter J. |title=The fall of the Roman Empire: a new history of Rome and the barbarians |date=2006 |publisher=Oxford Univ. Pr |isbn=978-0-19-515954-7 |location=Oxford |pages=194}}</ref>
* Autumn &ndash; The remaining [[Roman legion]]s in [[Roman Britain|Britain]] decide to [[mutiny]]. The usurper [[Marcus (usurper)|Marcus]] is proclaimed emperor.
* [[Vandal-Frankish war]]: The [[Vandals]], led by [[Godigisel]], are intercepted and defeated by the [[Franks]] under [[Marcomer|Marcomir]]. Godigisel is killed in battle and succeeded by his son [[Gunderic]].
* [[December 31]] &ndash; Vandals, Alans and [[Suebians]] [[Crossing of the Rhine|cross the Rhine]] at [[Roman Mogontiacum|Mogontiacum]] (modern [[Mainz]]), beginning an invasion of [[Gaul]] (traditional date, this may have occurred in 405).

==== Asia ====
* [[Faxian]], Chinese traveler, arrives in [[India]]. He visits the major seats of [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] learning ([[Oddiyana|Udyana]], [[Peshawar]], and [[Taxila]]).
* [[Emperor Hanzei|Hanzei]] succeeds his brother [[Emperor Richu|Richu]], and becomes the [[List of Japanese monarchs|18th emperor]] of [[Japan]] in the traditional order of succession.<ref name="Fane1915-2">{{cite book |author=Ponsonby-Fane, Richard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VHgtAQAAMAAJ&q=Emperor%20Hansho |title=The Imperial Family of Japan: Giving the Lineage of the Oldest Dynasty in the World |publisher=Ponsonby Memorial Society |year=1915 |page=11 |author-link=Richard Ponsonby-Fane}}</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Agriculture ====
* Cultivation of [[rye]], [[oat]]s, [[hops]], and [[spelt]] (a wheat used for [[livestock]] feed) is introduced in [[Europe]] by the native Vandals, Alans, and [[Sciri]], who also introduce a heavy wheeled [[plough|plow]] to be used for [[Agriculture|farming]].

==== Religion ====
* [[Stained glass]] is used for the first time in [[Church (building)|church]]es in [[Rome]].
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== Births ==
* [[Attila|Attila the Hun]], ruler of the [[Huns#Unified Empire under Attila|Hunnic Empire]] (approximate date) (d. [[453]])
* [[Lu Xiujing]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lü |first=Pengzhi |date=2018-01-02 |title=The early Lingbao transmission ritual: a critical study of Lu Xiujing's (406–477) Taishang dongxuan lingbao shoudu yi |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23729988.2018.1429141 |journal=Studies in Chinese Religions |language=en |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=1–49 |doi=10.1080/23729988.2018.1429141 |s2cid=166216434 |issn=2372-9988}}</ref>
* [[Emperor Shao of Liu Song|Shao Di]], emperor of the [[Liu Song dynasty]] (d. [[424]])

== Deaths ==
* [[August 23]] &ndash; [[Radagaisus]], [[Goths|Gothic]] king
* [[Alban of Mainz]], [[priest]] and [[martyr]] (approximate date)
* [[Godigisel]], king of the [[Vandals]]
* [[Gu Kaizhi]], Chinese painter (b. c. [[344]])
* [[Zhang Tianxi]], ruler of [[Former Liang]] (b. [[346]])

== References ==
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