540
540 — Korea: 신라 진흥왕 즉위 / Japan: 伽耶(任那)問題で大伴金村失脚
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| KoreaThree Kingdoms of Korea 57 BC–660 | ChinaNorthern and Southern dynasties 420–581 | JapanAsuka period 538–710 | United States |
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- 538백제가 남부여(이하 백제)로 개명, 사비성으로 천도
- 538Baekje moves its capital to Sabi (modern-day Buyeo).
| - No events recorded for this year
| - 538The Asuka period starts, and the Imperial capital is transferred to Asuka. Yamato polity achieve de facto political dominance with full conquest of Shikoku and Kyushu islands.
- 538百済の聖王、仏像及び経綸を献ず(儒教伝来、仏教公伝)。
- 539Emperor Kinmei, accession
| covered from 1607 |