Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei

In the year 500 AD, Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei held power in Northern Wei.

Who else ruled in 500 AD

Anastasius I — Byzantine Empire
Kavad I — Sasanian Empire
Emperor Wu of Liang — China
Emperor Buretsu — Japan
Jabalah IV ibn al-Harith — Ghassanids
Narasimhagupta Baladitya — Gupta Empire (Late)
Theodoric the Great — Ostrogothic Kingdom
Clovis I — Frankish Kingdom
Thrasamund — Vandal Kingdom
Alaric II — Visigothic Kingdom
Gundobad — Burgundian Kingdom
Munjamyeong of Goguryeo — Goguryeo (Korea)
Toramana — Hephthalite Empire
Kaundinya Jayavarman — Kingdom of Funan
Jijeung of Silla — Silla (Korea)
Muryeong of Baekje — Baekje (Korea)
Xiao Baojuan — Southern Qi
Harishena — Vakataka Dynasty
Vahan Mamikonian — Persarmenia
Vakhtang I — Kingdom of Iberia
Vahan Mamikonian — Kingdom of Armenia
Moggallana I — Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

See the Rulers Map for 500 AD