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| Years: 498 499 500 501 – 502 – 503 504 505 506 | |
| Decades: 470s 480s 490s – 500s – 510s 520s 530s | |
| Centuries: 5th century – 6th century – 7th century | |
Events
- End of the Qi Dynasty and beginning of the Liang Dynasty in southern China. Liang Wu Di succeeds Qi He Di.
- War breaks out between the Byzantine Empire and Persia.
- The Persian philosopher Mazdak declares private property to be the source of all evil.
Births
Deaths
- Narsai of Mealletha, Syrian poet
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