200

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 various calendars

Gregorian calendar	200 CC
Ab urbe condita	953
Assyrian calendar	4950
Bengali calendar	−393
Berber calendar	1150
Buddhist calendar	744
Burmese calendar	−438
Byzantine calendar	5708–5709
Chinese calendar	己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 2896 or 2836     — to — 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 2897 or 2837
Coptic calendar	−84 – −83
Discordian calendar	1366
Ethiopian calendar	192–193
Hebrew calendar	3960–3961
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	256–257
- Shaka Samvat	121–122
- Kali Yuga	3300–3301
Holocene calendar	10200
Iranian calendar	422 BP – 421 BP
Islamic calendar	435 BH – 434 BH
Javanese calendar	77–78
Julian calendar	200 CC
Korean calendar	2533
Minguo calendar	1712 before ROC 民前1712年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1268
Seleucid era	511/512 AG
Thai solar calendar	742–743

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 the provinces of 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.

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

• The Severan Tondo, depicting Septimius Severus, Julia Domna and their children 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 Han (approximate date) (d. 253)
• Ma Jun (d. 265)
• Wang Ling, general of Wei (d. 251)
• Zhou Fang, general of Wu (d. 240)
• Diophantus, Greek mathematician
• Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Roman Emperor (d. 276)
• Valerian I, Roman Emperor (d. 260/264

Deaths

• May 5 – Sun Ce, elder brother of the founder of the Wu Kingdom, Sun Quan (b. 175)
• Chunyu Qiong (executed by Yuan Shao)
• Dong Cheng (executed by Cao Cao)
• Gan Ji, Taoist priest (executed by Sun Ce)
• Han Juzi, general under Yuan Shao
• Ji Ping (executed by Cao Cao)
• Ju Shou, officer of Yuan Shao
• Lü Weihuang
• Sui Gu
• Sui Yuanjin
• Tian Feng (executed by Yuan Shao)
• Wen Chou, general under Yuan Shao
• Xu Gong, governor (executed by Sun Ce)
• Yan Liang, general under Yuan Shao
• Zheng Xuan, Chinese scholar (b. 127)

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