What happened in 523?
Siege of Najran, Hormisdas and Songyue Pagoda — among 10 events recorded in 523.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Siege of Najran
523–525 siege
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People 4
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Muryeong of Baekje died
King of Baekje (501–523)
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Hormisdas died
Bishop of Rome from 514 to 523
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Philoxenus of Mabbug died
Assyrian writer and theologian (died 523)
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Euphemia died
Died in Constantinople. 6th-century Byzantine empress.
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Tripolitania expedition
523 military expedition
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Songyue Pagoda
One of the few intact sixth-century pagodas in China, located at the Songyue Monastery on Mount Song
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