Xiao Yan Names Heir

Date: December 24, 502 • Location: Beijing, China

Chinese emperor Xiao Yan names Xiao Tong his heir designate.

Year 502 (DII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Avienus and Probus. The denomination 502 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.