Who ruled

And beyond the steppe

  • China Northern Wei Emperor Taiwu 423–452
  • Iran Sasanian Bahram V 420–438
  • Korea Goguryeo Jangsu 413–491
  • Byzantium Theodosian Theodosius II 408–450

Eastern steppe

  • Wuti marries the Wei princess of Xihai and gives the emperor his sister; the first marriage alliance between the Rouran and the Wei

    Wuti Khan · Northern Wei · Yujiulü

Western steppe

  • Rua, king of the Huns, dies; his nephews Bleda and Attila succeed him together

    Rua · Bleda · Attila

    Also dated 436 (a second reckoning, after the church historian Theodoret): Theodoret implies a date after the end of 435.