Silla annexes Gaya
The last Gaya state falls to Silla
In 562 Silla's army took Daegaya (Goryeong), the last of the Gaya states in the Nakdong valley. Silla gained the iron-rich lands, leaving three kingdoms on the peninsula — Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- 537 Hagia Sophia consecrated — 25 years earlier
- 541–549 Plague of Justinian — 21 years earlier
- 568 Lombards invade Italy — 6 years later
Middle East
- c. 570 Year of the Elephant — 8 years later
Alive at the time
- Justinian I (aged 80)
- Khosrow I (aged 61)