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

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372 (CCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 372nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 372nd year of the 1st millennium, the 72nd year of the 4th century, and the 3rd year of the 370s decade. As of the start of 372, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Statue of Xie An (China)

Roman Empire

• 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

• The Huns attack the Tervingi on the Dniester.

China

• 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.

Arts and sciences

• The national academy of Chinese learning, called Taehak, is made in the kingdom of Goguryeo (Korea).

Religion

• Gregory of Nyssa becomes bishop.
• Buddhism is the official religion of Gorguryeo.
• Saint Augustine adopts Manichaeism.
• Valentinian I bans Manichaean meetings.

Births

• Pei Songzhi, Chinese historian (d. 451)

Deaths

• Jin Jianwendi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 320)
• Maximus of Ephesus, Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
• Sabbas the Goth, Christian reader and saint (b. 334)