372
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 3rd century – 4th century – 5th century |
| Decades: | 340s 350s 360s – 370s – 380s 390s 400s |
| Years: | 369 370 371 – 372 – 373 374 375 |
| Gregorian calendar | 372 CCCLXXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1125 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5122 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 293–294 |
| Bengali calendar | −221 |
| Berber calendar | 1322 |
| Buddhist calendar | 916 |
| Burmese calendar | −266 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5880–5881 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 3068 or 3008 — to — 壬申年 (Water Monkey) 3069 or 3009 |
| Coptic calendar | 88–89 |
| Discordian calendar | 1538 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 364–365 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4132–4133 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 428–429 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 293–294 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3472–3473 |
| Holocene calendar | 10372 |
| Iranian calendar | 250 BP – 249 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 258 BH – 257 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 254–255 |
| Julian calendar | 372 CCCLXXII |
| Korean calendar | 2705 |
| Minguo calendar | 1540 before ROC 民前1540年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1096 |
| Seleucid era | 683/684 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 914–915 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 498 or 117 or −655 — to — 阳水猴年 (male Water-Monkey) 499 or 118 or −654 |
Year 372 (CCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events[change | change source]
By place[change | change source]
Roman Empire[change | change source]
- Emperor Valentinian I is against the Alamanni, Quadi and Sarmatians. His subordinates are dealing with Firmus, Roman usurper, in Africa and the Picts in Britain.
Europe[change | change source]
China[change | change source]
- Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Feidi is dethroned as emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He is replaced by Jin Jianwendi.
- September 12 – Jin Xiaowudi, age 10, succeeds his father Jin Jianwendi. Empress Chu Suanzi serves as regent.
- The first diplomatic ties are made between the Korean kingdom of Baekje and the Chinese court of the Jin Dynasty.
By topic[change | change source]
Arts and sciences[change | change source]
- The national academy of Chinese learning, called Taehak, is made in the kingdom of Goguryeo (Korea).
Religion[change | change source]
- Gregory of Nyssa becomes bishop.
- Buddhism is the official religion of Gorguryeo.
- Saint Augustine adopts Manichaeism.
- Valentinian I bans Manichaean meetings.
Births[change | change source]
- Pei Songzhi, Chinese historian (d. 451)
Deaths[change | change source]
- Jin Jianwendi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 320)
- Maximus of Ephesus, Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
- Sabbas the Goth, Christian reader and saint (b. 334)