Editing 506 BC

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The year '''506 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]] it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Rufus and Aquilinus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 248 '' [[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 506 BC 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 ===

==== China ====
*[[Battle of Boju]] ({{zh|t=柏舉之戰}})—During the [[Spring and Autumn period]] of [[History of China#Ancient China|ancient China]], forces of the [[Wu (state)|state of Wu]] under [[Sun Tzu]] decisively defeat forces of the [[Chu (state)|state of Chu]], destroying the Chu capital of Ying and forcing [[King Zhao of Chu|King Zhao]] to flee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/|title=Warfare|publisher=[[World History Encyclopedia]]}}</ref>

==Births==
*[[Emperor Kōshō|Kōshō]], emperor of [[Japan]] (d. [[393 BC]])
*[[Yan Yan (disciple of Confucius)|Yan Yan]], a [[disciple of Confucius]]

==Deaths==
*[[Shen Yin Shu]], general of the [[State of Chu]]

==References==
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