200

This article is about the year 200. For the number, see 200 (number). For other uses, see 200 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century – 2nd century – 3rd century
Decades:	170s  180s  190s  – 200s –  210s  220s  230s
Years:	197 198 199 – 200 – 201 202 203

200 by topic

Politics

State leaders – Sovereign states

Birth and death categories

Births – Deaths

Establishment and disestablishment categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

200 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	200 CC
Ab urbe condita	953
Armenian calendar	N/A
Assyrian calendar	4950
Bahá'í calendar	-1644–-1643
Bengali calendar	-393
Berber calendar	1150
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	744
Burmese calendar	-438
Byzantine calendar	5708–5709
Chinese calendar	己卯年十一月廿七日 (2836/2896-11-27) — to — 庚辰年十一月初八日 (2837/2897-11-8)
Coptic calendar	-84–-83
Ethiopian calendar	192–193
Hebrew calendar	3960–3961
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	256–257
- Shaka Samvat	122–123
- Kali Yuga	3301–3302
Holocene calendar	10200
Iranian calendar	422 BP – 421 BP
Islamic calendar	435 BH – 434 BH
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar	2533
Minguo calendar	1712 before ROC 民前1712年
Thai solar calendar	743

The eastern hemisphere in 200

Year 200 (CC) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Victorinus (or, less frequently, year 953 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 200 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

World

• Human population reaches about 257 million.

Roman Empire

• Emperor Septimius Severus visits Syria, Palestine and Arabia.
• Palestine, benefiting from the benevolent policies of Severus, sees a significant economic revival.
• The province of Numidia is taken from the African proconsul and made an Imperial province.

India

• Rudrasena I, Saka ruler of the Western Satrap dynasty, becomes king of Malwa in ancient India.

Asia

• Chinese warlord Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao in the battle of Guandu.
• In Japan, Himiko, whose capital is situated in Yamatai, extends her authority over a number of clans.
• Empress Jingu sends a Japanese fleet to invade Korea. The Koreans capitulate at the sight of the huge multi-oared ships and offer tribute.

America

• 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

Art

• 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

• Jewish Eretz Yisraeli scholar Judah ha-Nasi compiles tracts of the Mishnah, beginning the creation of Talmudic law.
• Clement of Alexandria denounces the use of musical instruments to support human voices in Christian music.
• Brahmanism evolves into Hinduism (approximate date).

Births

• 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

• 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)