402
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- This article is about the year 402. For other uses, see 402 (number).
| Centuries: | 4th century · 5th century · 6th century |
| Decades: | 370s 380s 390s 400s 410s 420s 430s |
| Years: | 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 |
| 402 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 402 CDII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1155 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Chinese calendar | 3038/3098-11-12 (辛丑年十一月十二日) — to —
3039/3099-11-21(壬寅年十一月廿一日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 394 – 395 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4162 – 4163 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 457 – 458 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 324 – 325 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3503 – 3504 |
| Iranian calendar | 220 BP – 219 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 227 BH – 226 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1062 (皇紀1062年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10402 |
| Thai solar calendar | 945 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Western Roman Empire
- Stilicho recalls troops from the frontiers of the Roman Empire to defend Italy against the Visigoths. On April 6 he defeats them at the Battle of Pollentia
- June: Battle of Verona between Alaric the Visigoth and Stilicho
- Emperor Honorius transfers the capital of the Western Empire from Milan to Ravenna.
- Arcadius and Honorius become Roman consuls.
[edit] Asia
- Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo defeated the Xienpeis, seizing some of their border fortresses.
- The Avars led by Shelun (Chö-louen), having defeated the Gaoju Dingling (Kao-kiu Ting-ling) near Kobbo, establish a nomadic empire that ranges from Korea to the Irtysh.
[edit] By Topic
[edit] Religion
- Innocent I succeeds Saint Anastasius I as Pope
- Jerome writes Apologiae contra Rufinum and Liber tertius seu ultima responsio adversus scripta Rufini
- The Pure Land school of Buddhism founds a monastery upon the top of Mount Lushan
- Porphyry of Gaza orders the destruction of pagan temples in Gaza
- Kumarajiva arrives at Changan and begins to translate Buddhist texts in to Chinese.
