200

Year 200 (CC) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. 

 Events 
 By place 
 World 
 Human population reaches about 257 million.

 Roman Empire 
 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 
 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 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 
 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 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 
 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)

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