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• Cao Rui
  Cao Rui
  Cao Rui was the son of Cao Pi and the second emperor of the Cao Wei. He is also known as the Emperor Ming of Wei, ch. 魏明帝, py. wèi míng dì, wg. Wei Ming-ti. His courtesy name was Yuanzhong ....
  
   becomes emperor of the Kingdom of Wei
  Three Kingdoms
  The Three Kingdoms period is a period in the history of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty emperors. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the Wei in 220 and the...
  
   of China
  China
  China is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
  
  .
• Ardashir I, a vassal
  Vassal
  A vassal in the terminology that both preceded and accompanied the feudalism of medieval Europe, is one who enters into mutual obligations with a monarch, usually of military support and mutual protection, in exchange for certain guarantees, which came to include the terrain held as a fief. By...
  
   of Parthian
  Parthian Empire
  The Parthian Empire , was a major Iranian political and cultural power in the ancient Near East, and a counterweight to the Roman Empire in the region....
  
   king Artabanus V, defeats Artabanus V at Hormuz
  Hormuz
  Hormuz is distorted from the Persian Ohrmuzd, meaning Ahura Mazda. It can refer to:* The Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.* Hormoz island, part of Iran.* The Kingdom of Ormus....
  
   and is crowned "King of Kings" of Persia (Iran), beginning the 400 year-reign of the Sassanid Empire
  Sassanid Empire
  The Sassanid Empire or Sasanian Empire, known to its inhabitants as Ērānshahr, was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by the Sasanian Dynasty who reigned from 224 to 651 CE...
  
  .
• The Empire of Parthia
  Parthia
  Parthia is a region of north-eastern Iran, best known for having been the political and cultural base of the Arsacid dynasts, after which the Arsacid Empire is then also known as the 'Parthian Empire'....
  
   falls.
• A merchant from the Roman Empire
  Roman Empire
  The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The term is used to describe the Roman state during and after the time of the first emperor,...
  
   called "Qin Lun" by the Chinese
  China
  China is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
  
  , arrives in Jiaozhi (near modern Hanoi
  Hanoi
  Hanoi , estimated population 6.232.940 , is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. From 1010 until 1802, with a few brief interruptions, it was the political centre of an independent Vietnam. It was eclipsed by Huế during the Nguyen Dynasty as the capital of Vietnam, but Hanoi served as...
  
  ) and is taken to see Sun Quan
  Sun Quan
  Sun Quan , son of Sun Jian, courtesy name Zhòngmóu , formally Emperor Da of Wu was the founder of Eastern Wu, during the Three Kingdoms period, in China...
  
  , the King of Wu
  Eastern Wu
  Eastern Wu , also known as Sun Wu , was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty in the Jiangnan region of China...
  
  , who requests him to make a report on his native country and people.

Asia

• Cao Rui
  Cao Rui
  Cao Rui was the son of Cao Pi and the second emperor of the Cao Wei. He is also known as the Emperor Ming of Wei, ch. 魏明帝, py. wèi míng dì, wg. Wei Ming-ti. His courtesy name was Yuanzhong ....
  
   becomes emperor of the Kingdom of Wei
  Three Kingdoms
  The Three Kingdoms period is a period in the history of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty emperors. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the Wei in 220 and the...
  
   of China
  China
  China is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
  
  .
• Ardashir I, a vassal
  Vassal
  A vassal in the terminology that both preceded and accompanied the feudalism of medieval Europe, is one who enters into mutual obligations with a monarch, usually of military support and mutual protection, in exchange for certain guarantees, which came to include the terrain held as a fief. By...
  
   of Parthian
  Parthian Empire
  The Parthian Empire , was a major Iranian political and cultural power in the ancient Near East, and a counterweight to the Roman Empire in the region....
  
   king Artabanus V, defeats Artabanus V at Hormuz
  Hormuz
  Hormuz is distorted from the Persian Ohrmuzd, meaning Ahura Mazda. It can refer to:* The Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.* Hormoz island, part of Iran.* The Kingdom of Ormus....
  
   and is crowned "King of Kings" of Persia (Iran), beginning the 400 year-reign of the Sassanid Empire
  Sassanid Empire
  The Sassanid Empire or Sasanian Empire, known to its inhabitants as Ērānshahr, was the last pre-Islamic Persian Empire, ruled by the Sasanian Dynasty who reigned from 224 to 651 CE...
  
  .
• The Empire of Parthia
  Parthia
  Parthia is a region of north-eastern Iran, best known for having been the political and cultural base of the Arsacid dynasts, after which the Arsacid Empire is then also known as the 'Parthian Empire'....
  
   falls.
• A merchant from the Roman Empire
  Roman Empire
  The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean. The term is used to describe the Roman state during and after the time of the first emperor,...
  
   called "Qin Lun" by the Chinese
  China
  China is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
  
  , arrives in Jiaozhi (near modern Hanoi
  Hanoi
  Hanoi , estimated population 6.232.940 , is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. From 1010 until 1802, with a few brief interruptions, it was the political centre of an independent Vietnam. It was eclipsed by Huế during the Nguyen Dynasty as the capital of Vietnam, but Hanoi served as...
  
  ) and is taken to see Sun Quan
  Sun Quan
  Sun Quan , son of Sun Jian, courtesy name Zhòngmóu , formally Emperor Da of Wu was the founder of Eastern Wu, during the Three Kingdoms period, in China...
  
  , the King of Wu
  Eastern Wu
  Eastern Wu , also known as Sun Wu , was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty in the Jiangnan region of China...
  
  , who requests him to make a report on his native country and people. He is given an escort for the return trip including a present of ten male and ten female "blackish-coloured dwarfs." However, the officer in charge of the Chinese escort dies on the way and Qin Lun has to continue his journey home alone. See: http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/texts/weilue/weilue.html An annotated translation of the Weilue.

Births

• Wang Bi
  Wang Bi
  Wang Bi , courtesy name Fu Si , was a Chinese neotaoist philosopher.His most important works are commentaries on Laozi's Dao De Jing and the I Ching. The text of the Dao De Jing that appeared with his commentary was widely considered as the best copy of this work until the discovery of the...
  
  , Chinese
  China
  China is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
  
   philosopher (d. 249
  249
  -Roman Empire:* Decius, who was proclaimed Emperor by the army in Moesia, defeats and kills Philip the Arab at Verona.** Decius officially becomes Emperor.** Decius begins persecuting the Christians and others refusing to participate in Emperor worship.-Asia:...
  
  )
• Lu Kang
  Lu Kang
  Lu Kang was an advisor and general for Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms era of China. Lu Kang was the son of Lu Xun and the grandson of Sun Ce from his mother's side. He was praised for his talent and wisdom.-Biography:...
  
  , son of Lu Xun
  Lu Xun
  Lu Xun or Lu Hsün , was the pen name of Zhou Shuren is one of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century. Considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature, he wrote in baihua as well as classical Chinese...
  
   (b. 274
  274
  -Roman Empire:*December 25—Roman emperor Aurelian has a temple dedicated to Sol Invictus on the third day after the solstice and day of rebirth of the Sun. This religion, which is in essence monotheistic, becomes the state religion of Rome....
  
  )

Deaths

• June 29 – Cao Pi
  Cao Pi
  Cao Pi , formally Emperor Wen of Wei , courtesy name Zihuan , was born in Qiao County, Pei Commandery...
  
  , Emperor of the Kingdom of Wei
  Three Kingdoms
  The Three Kingdoms period is a period in the history of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty emperors. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the Wei in 220 and the...
  
   of China
  China
  China is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
  
   (b. 187
  187
  -Roman Empire:* Septimus Severus, , is named legate of Lyonnaise Gaul.* Another plague hits Rome.* Albinus defeats the Chatti, a highly organized German tribe that controlled the area that includes the Black Forest.-Asia:...
  
  )
• Shi Xie
  Shi Xie
  Shi Xie , styled Weiyan, was a man from Guangxin. Shi Xie served as Imperial Secretariat Cadet, from which he later resigned. After his father's death, Shi Xie was removed from prefect of Wu and became the Grand Administrator of Jiao Zhi province during the Later Han...
  
  , ruler of Jiaozhi (b. 137
  137
  -Roman Empire:*Tax laws are passed for trade in Palmyra. The caravan city grows rich by importing rare products from the Persian Gulf, and by exporting items manufactured by the Mediterranean world to the East.-Births:...
  
  )
• Shi Hui, son of Shi Xie
• Shi Zhi
  Shi Zhi (Three Kingdoms)
  Shi Zhi was a minister under the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms Period of China. Shi Zhi was the eldest son of Shi Xie, prefect of Jiao zhi . Following the death of Shi Zhi's father, he followed in rebelling against Sun Quan with his younger brother Shi Hui...
  
  , eldest son of Shi Xie
• Artabanus IV, last ruler of the Parthian Empire
  Parthian Empire
  The Parthian Empire , was a major Iranian political and cultural power in the ancient Near East, and a counterweight to the Roman Empire in the region....