200
year
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Year 200 (CC) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | 1st century – 2nd century – 3rd century |
| Decades: | 170s 180s 190s – 200s – 210s 220s 230s |
| Years: | 197 198 199 – 200 – 201 202 203 |
Events
changeBy place
changeWorld
change- Human population reaches about 257 million.
Roman Empire
change- Emperor Septimius Severus visits Syria, Palestine and Arabia.
- Palestine, benefiting from the kind policies of Severus, sees a big economic return.
- The province of Numidia is taken from the African proconsul and made an Imperial province.
India
change- Rudrasena I, Saka ruler of the Western Satrap dynasty, becomes king of Malwa in ancient India.
Asia
change- Chinese warlord Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu.
- In Japan, Himiko, whose capital is in Yamatai, extends her authority over a number of clans.
- Empress Jingu sends a Japanese fleet to invade Korea. The Koreans surrender at the sight of the huge multi-oared ships and offer tribute.
America
change- The Classic Age of Maya civilization begins (around this year).
- The Paracas culture in the Andes comes to an end (around this year).
By topic
changeArt
change- Septimius Severus, Julia Domna and their children, Publius Septimius Geta and Caracalla, from Fayum, Egypt, is made. It is now kept at Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Antikensammlung.
Religion
change- Jewish Eretz Yisraeli scholar Judah ha-Nasi puts together tracts of the Mishnah. This begins the making of Talmudic law.
- Clement of Alexandria says to not use musical instruments to support human voices in Christian music.
- Brahmanism changes into Hinduism (approximate date).
Births
change- Fei Yi, an official of Shu (approximate date) (d. 253)
- Ma Jun (d. 265)
- Wang Ling, general of Wei (d. 250)
- Sun Shao, general of Wu (d. 242)
- Zhou Fang, general of Wu (d. 240)
- Diophantus, Greek mathematician
- Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Roman Emperor (d. 276)
- Valerian I, Roman Emperor
Deaths
change- Chunyu Qiong (executed by Yuan Shao)
- Dong Cheng (executed by Cao Cao)
- Gan Ji, Taoist priest
- Han Juzi, general under Yuan Shao
- Ji Ping (executed by Cao Cao)
- Ju Shou (officer of Yuan Shao)
- Lü Weihuang
- Mi Heng, renowned scholar and friend of Kong Rong (executed by Huang Zu) (b. 173)
- Sui Yuanjin
- Sun Ce, 25, elder brother of the founder of Wu Kingdom, Sun Quan (b. 175)
- Tian Feng (executed by Yuan Shao)
- Wen Chou, general under Yuan Shao
- Xu Gong
- Yan Liang, general under Yuan Shao
- Zheng Xuan (b. 127)