490s

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	4th century – 5th century – 6th century
Decades:	460s 470s 480s – 490s – 500s 510s 520s
Years:	490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

The 490s decade ran from January 1, 490, to December 31, 499. It was the last decade of the 5th century.

Contents 1 Events and trends 2 Significant people 2.1 World leaders 2.2 Other Significant individuals 3 Contemporaries of future Importance

Events and trends

• Possible timing of King Arthur's victory over the Saxons.
• 493—Possible death of Saint Patrick.
• 494—Pope Gelasius I delineates the relationship between church and state.
• 494—An earthquake devastates Latakia.
• 494—Under Emperor Xiaowen the capital of Northern Wei, a state in China capital is moved from Datong to Luoyang, a city long acknowledged as a major center in Chinese history.
• 496—Battle of Tolbiac; Clovis I defeats the Alamanni, accepts Catholic baptism at Rheims.

Significant people

World leaders

• Ousas, King of Aksum
• Mamikonian, King of Armenia, r. 482–483, 484–505
• Gundobad, King of Burgundy, r. 473–516
• Zeno, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, r. 474–475, 476–491
• Anastasius I, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, r. 491–518
• Xiaowen, Wei dynasty Emperor of China, r. 471–499
• Xuanwu, Wei dynasty Emperor of China, r. 499–515
• Wu, Qi dynasty Emperor of China, r. 482–493
• Xiao Zhaoye, Qi dynasty Emperor of China, r. 493–494
• Xiao Zhaowen, Qi dynasty Emperor of China, r. 494
• Ming, Qi dynasty Emperor of China, r. 494–498
• Xiao Baojuan, Qi dynasty Emperor of China, r. 499–501
• Hroðgar, Legendary King of the Danes
• Gerren Llyngesic ab Erbin, King of Dumnonia, r. c.480–514
• Clovis I, King of the Salian Franks, r. 481–509
• Buddha Gupta, Gupta dynasty Emperor of India, r. 477–496
• Chandra Gupta III, Gupta dynasty Emperor of India, r. 496–500
• Einion Yrth ap Cunedda, King of Gwynedd, r. c.470-500
• Ernakh, Ruler of the Huns, r. 469–503
• Vakhtang I, King of Caucasian Iberia, r. 447–522
• Lugaid mac Lóegairi, semi-historical High-King of Ireland, r. 479–503
• Odoacer, King of Italy, r. 476–493
• Theodoric the Great, King of Italy, r. 493–526
• Ninken, Emperor of Japan, r. 488–498
• Buretsu, Emperor of Japan, r. 498–506
• Oisc, King of Kent, r. c.488–516
• Claffo, King of the Lombards, r. c.490–500
• B'utz Aj Sak Chiik, King of Palenque, r. 487–501
• Nandi Varman I, King of Pallava, r. 480–500
• Kavadh I, Shah of Persia, r. 488–496, 498–531
• Djamasp, Shah of Persia, r. 496–498
• Cyngen Glodrydd, King of Powys, r. 480–500
• Owain Ddantgwyn, King of Rhos
• Soji, King of Silla, r. 479–500
• Aelle, King of Sussex and Bretwalda of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, r. c.477–514
• Ongentheow, Legendary King of Sweden
• Gunthamund, King of the Vandals, r. 484–496
• Thrasamund, King of the Vandals, r. 496–523
• Alaric II, King of the Visigoths, r. 485–507

Other Significant individuals

• Abba Afse, Abuna of Ethopia
• Anastasius II, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, p. 496–498
• Mar Aqaq-Acace, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, 484–496
• Arthur, dux bellorum (leader of battles) and King of the Brythons of later legend
• Mar Babai I, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, 497–503
• Cerdic of Wessex, Saxon invader and future king and founder of the Kingdom of Wessex
• Cynric of Wessex, Saxon invader and future king of Wessex
• Euphemius, Patriarch of Constantinople, 489–495
• Felix II (excluding Antipope Felix II), Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, p. 483–492
• Gelasius I, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, p. 492–496
• Macedonius II, Patriarch of Constantinople, 495–511
• Symmachus, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, p. 498–514

Contemporaries of future Importance

• Benedict of Nursia, future founder of Western Christian monasticism