Years: 491 492 493 494 - 495 - 496 497 498 499

Decades: 460s 470s 480s - 490s - 500s 510s 520s

Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century

Events

• Cerdic of Wessex raids Hampshire.
• The Shaolin Quan martial art is founded by Ba Tuo .

Births

• Theodebert I, king of Austrasia (approximate date)
• Chlodomer, king of Orléans (approximate date)

Deaths