emperor of the Liang Dynasty. Xiao Dong has no real power and Hou Jing controls the imperial government at the capital Jiankang. Bumin Qaghan, chieftain of the Göktürks, founds the Turkic Khaganate. He unites the local Turkic tribes and throws off the yoke of the Rouran domination. By topic Arts and sciences Jordanes, Roman bureaucrat, publishes "The Origin and Deeds of the Goths" (approximate date). Births Ashina, empress of Northern Zhou (d. 582) Babai the Great, church father and theologian (approximate date) Germanus, Byzantine pretender (approximate date) Umako Soga, leader of the Soga clan (d. 626) Deaths Jianwen Di, emperor of the Liang Dynasty (b. 503) Wen Di, emperor of Western Wei (b. 507) Xiao Daqi, crown prince of Northern Qi (b. 524) References Sources