249
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This article is about the year 249. For the number 249, see 249 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century |
| Decades: | 210s 220s 230s – 240s – 250s 260s 270s |
| Years: | 246 247 248 – 249 – 250 251 252 |
| 249 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 249 CCXLIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1002 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1595 – -1594 |
| Bengali calendar | -344 |
| Berber calendar | 1199 |
| Buddhist calendar | 793 |
| Burmese calendar | -389 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5757 – 5758 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊辰年十二月初一日 (2885/2945-12-1) — to —
己巳年十一月初十日(2886/2946-11-10) |
| Coptic calendar | -35 – -34 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 241 – 242 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4009 – 4010 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 304 – 305 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 171 – 172 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3350 – 3351 |
| Holocene calendar | 10249 |
| Iranian calendar | 373 BP – 372 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 384 BH – 383 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2582 |
| Thai solar calendar | 792 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] 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.
[edit] Asia
- Sima Yi takes complete control of Cao Wei by executing his political rival Cao Shuang and his clan, marking the start of Sima family rule, which eventually gave rise to the Jin Dynasty.
[edit] By topic
[edit] Religion
- In Alexandria, the populace pillages the homes of Christians.
[edit] Births
- Sima Lun, usurper of the Jin Dynasty in China (possible date) (d. 301)
[edit] Deaths
- Wang Bi, Chinese philosopher (b. 226)
- Cao Shuang, general of Wei
- Cao Xi
- Quan Cong, general of Wu
- Ma Zhong, general of Shu Han
- Philip the Arab, Roman emperor (b. 204)
