500
500 — Korea: 신라 지증왕 즉위 / Japan: Iron tools become widespread in archeological record, marking the advent of Iron Age in Japan
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| KoreaThree Kingdoms of Korea 57 BC–660 | ChinaNorthern and Southern dynasties 420–581 | JapanKofun period 250–538 | United States |
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- 498Baekje attacks Tamna (modern-day Jeju Province), which enters into a tributary relationship with Baekje as a result.
- 501백제 무령왕 즉위
- 502신라에서 우경 시작
| - No events recorded for this year
- 499Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei, accession
- 501Emperor He of Southern Qi, accession
- 502Emperor Wu of Liang, accession
- 502齊宗室蕭衍篡位，建國號「梁」，史稱梁武帝，南齊亡。
| - Iron tools become widespread in archeological record, marking the advent of Iron Age in Japan.
- 499Emperor Buretsu, accession
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